Are the 16 Palau State governments still relevant or necessary? That is a question that is often voiced by many Palauans and even by many observers of our government. It is a question that is asked every time a state election takes place but not a single effort by any brave soul have been made […]
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Ngeremlengui to choose it’s next government today
Ngeremlengui State is holding its 10th General Election today seeking new governor and new legislators for its upcoming new 10th government. Incumbent Governor Mary Frances Ilolang Remengesau, is running against former governor Wilson Ongos for the gubernatorial seat. Both candidates have held the office of the governor for one term (4 years) and Ngeremlengui is […]
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China, media freedom in the Pacific, and the great Australian silence
SYDNEY,20 NOVEMBER 2019 (THE INTERPRETER via PACNEWS) — The refusal of the Vanuatu government to allow high-profile Vanuatu-based journalist to fly home on Saturday has given a sharper edge to concerns about a wider trend of attacks on media freedom in the Pacific and highlights both China’s influence and Australia’s policy failure in broadcast and […]
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PM, Ministers have no power over Work Permit Appeals Committee: Napuat
PORT VILA, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 (VANUATU DAILY PST) — Government ministers and even the Prime Minister have no power to change or quash the decision of the Commissioner of Labour on work permits application appeal, since the Labour (Work Permits) Act was amended in 2018. They do not have the ministerial power to override or […]
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Kiribati government loses majority in Parliament
TARAWA, 04 NOVEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The Kiribati government has lost its majority in Parliament for the first time in three years. The opposition, which could use its numbers to call for fresh elections, has been strengthened by discontent over contentious relations with China. The House of Assembly opened today for the first time since Kiribati […]
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OEK introduces bill on Maternity Leave
The senate recently passed on its 3rd reading SB 10-52, SD1, “The Maternity Leave Act of 2019” which was already forwarded to the House of Delegates for deliberation. The proposed bill will require all employers both government and private sector to provide adequate time off for the pregnant female employee to bond, recover and care […]