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Solomons teachers strike over pay

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:58:42 +1100

Teachers in Solomon Islands have voted to walk off the job indefinitely in their dispute over pay and conditions.

Vanuatu rowers set sights on Rio

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:22:21 +1100

Rowing is a relatively new sport to the Pacific but the Vanuatu Rowing Association is hopeful they will send a team to Rio de Janiro in 2016.

Cook Islands prepares for Tropical Cyclone Garry

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:12:53 +1100

This morning the Cook Islands remains on alert, with Tropical Cyclone Garry remaining a threat.

How to ease Pacific tensions

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:38:31 +1100

How to solve Pacific security tensions lies within troubled island states themselves, says a Fijian academic.

New Zealand rugby stars help with Samoa cyclone cleanup

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:13:06 +1100

Samoan football players with the Chiefs in the New Zealand city of Hamilton are appealing for food, water and clothing to send to people affected by Cyclone Evan.

New website to help find Samoan ancestral roots

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:14:09 +1100

Finding out about people you know, historical figures and celebrities can be as easy as getting onto the internet.

IMF explains regions financial woes

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:14:23 +1100

For this week's finance and economics segment we spoke to the IMF office in Washington DC.

PNG big winner in cricket awards

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:15:05 +1100

The international Cricket Council, ICC East Asia, Pacific region has announced the winners of the 2012 ICC development program annual awards.

Tonga's economy feels loss of remittances

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:52:45 +1100

A report from the Asian Development Bank says Tonga has made substantial progress with private sector reform but is being held back by a sharp decline in income from remittances.

Growers question Fiji ginger imports

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:21:18 +1100

Australian ginger growers say their crop could be affected if imports from Fiji are not subjected to full pest-control treatments.

PNG revokes passport of alleged fugitive

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:53:21 +1100

Papua New Guinea's government has revoked the PNG passport of an alleged Indonesian fugitive.

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