Headlines from the Thursday, November 28, 2013 Pacific Islands Report pireport.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOLOMONS AUDITOR GENERAL RETIRED, NOT SACKED: GOVERNMENT Official says Ronia’s five-year contract contravened constitution PNG PARLIAMENT APPROVES NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 2014 Treasurer calls budget ‘biggest and best’ in PNG’s history APPEAL DENIED FOR I-KIRIBATI MAN IN CLIMATE REFUGEE CASE Deportation will also put man’s family in difficult position: lawyer UN CRITICIZES AUSTRALIA’S OVERSEAS ASYLUM PROCESSING Living conditions fail to meet international standards: UNHCR JURY DISCHARGED FROM FORMER TONGA AG’S CIVIL TRIAL Case adjourned until January next year by chief justice GUAM POLICE TO PRIORITIZE POLYGRAPHS TO EXPEDITE DOC HIRING Vice speaker recently bashed vacancies in Corrections department GROUPS CALL FOR SAFE OPERATIONS AT NEW CALEDONIA MINE Company reportedly fixing pipe, claims no damage to environment FRENCH POLYNESIAN OFFICIALS’ SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES FAKED Flosse warns users to watch out for phony Facebook pages CNMI SENATE HEAD WANTS VIDEO GAMING FEES RECONSIDERED Torres proposes $5,000 per machine after Saipan casino bill dies 31 WEST PAPUAN ACTIVISTS REPORTEDLY ARRESTED Demonstrators gathered at tomb of Papuan military leader ACCUSED IN GUAM HOME INVASION CASE FOUND GUILTY Raymond Tedtaotao, guilty of all charges, gets life sentence AUSTRALIA ADDS $2 MILLION TO SOLOMONS RURAL DEVELOPMENT 7-year program received $10.5 million from Australia already DEVELOPERS APPARENTLY ABANDON HALF-FINISHED PNG CASINO 2007 project by South Korean company allegedly out of money FITIAL NOT ABLE TO BREACH CNMI PROCUREMENT LAWS: CUC CNMI utility moves to dismiss lawsuit over SDLLC contract AM. SAMOA POLICE OFFICERS NEED TO BE ARMED: COMMISSIONER Governor directs police to undergo rigorous training before arming GUAM AG VOICES OPPOSITION TO LEGALIZING MARIJUANA Rapadas cites gaps in local laws, need for sufficient research SAMOA CUSTOMS OFFICER TESTIFIES IN WHISKY SMUGGLING CASE Officer says defendant Ainuu confessed to faking documents CNMI EXEMPTED FROM EPA AIR POLLUTION BASELINE DATE Governor’s office says decision comes as ‘welcome news’ AM. SAMOA POWER AUTHORITY PAYS DOWN CREDIT WITH SURPLUS ASPA collected over $9 million more than anticipated VANUATU LOOKS TO INCREASE TOURIST ARRIVALS FROM CHINA High-profile Chinese travel industry delegation arrived last week TWO CASES OF VIRAL ZIKA FEVER REPORTED IN NEW CALEDONIA Mosquito-spread illness confirmed elsewhere in French Polynesia TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE FROM FIJI ARRIVES IN VANUATU Plan reportedly in the works to link up MSG member countries
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:33:18 +0000
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