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MeP pushes ahead with plan for Pacific media educators and trainers
Pacific media educators and trainers from around the Pacific took advantage of last week's 4th World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) to get up to...
Opposition MP accuses O’Neill govt of ‘bribing’ ahead of no-confidence vote
By Gorethy Kenneth
Opposition National Party Leader Kerenga Kua has accused Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government of enticing Members of Parliament --...
Australia funds fisheries surveillance, new long-range patrol vessel
The Forum Fisheries Agency welcomes Australian funding of aerial surveillance in FFA member states, reports Vanuatu Daily Digest.
FFA Director-General James Movick says the service will...
Fijian Virimi Vakatawa in France 7s squads for Rio 2016
France coaches Frédéric Pomarel and David Courteix have unveiled the men's and women's squads for rugby sevens' debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
There...
Nauru government slams Australian media ‘bias’ over elections
By Stefan Armbruster
Nauru’s newly re-elected justice minister has accused Australian media of "bias" that "failed dismally" to destabilise the government of President Baron Waqa.
The...
Herman Wainggai: 14 years on, nothing has changed for West Papua
OPINION: By Herman Wainggai
In 2002, West Papuan leaders and I traveled to Fiji to urge leaders of the PIF to support West Papua.
I also...
Melanesian Spearhead Group ‘fails’ West Papua, says Vanuatu
By Pasifik in Honiara
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed the people of West Papua.
The MSG last night...
WJEC16: Journalism education in the South Pacific – the new advocacy...
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For years, journalism education and training in the Pacific has relied on donor-funded short courses and expatriate media educators.
But in recent times, this has...
WJEC16: Post-COP21: Journalism climate change education in Asia-Pacific: Responding to key...
Leading up to COP21 Paris, there was overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is happening, and human-induced.
With global warming on the increase and species...
PNG Opposition leader Polye calls for ‘democratic’ no-confidence vote
Opposition Leader Don Polye speaking in an EMTV Newscast last night. Video: EMTV
Papua New Guinea's Opposition Leader Don Polye today called a press conference...
Sir Michael Somare: We Melanesians must make right choice on Papua
By Sir Michael Somare
The four Melanesian prime ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji will come together in Honiara, Solomon Islands...
WJEC16: ‘Early bird’ arrivals start for global, Pacific journalism events
By Eddie Osifelo of the Solomon Star
More than 220 journalism educators and journalists are participating in the 4th World Journalism Education Congress that will...
Baron Waqa reelected in Nauru polls but Aiwo voting continues
Voting in Nauru's election continued today in the one remaining constituency of Aiwo with the incumbent President Baron Divavesi Waqa reelected decisively.
Both he and...
President Duterte’s war on crime: A nuclear explosion of violence
OPINION: By Atty. Jose Manuel "Chel" I. Diokno
President Duterte's war on crime in the Philippines has spawned a nuclear explosion of violence that is...
WJEC16: Samoan media face challenges on free speech journey
The challenges faced by working journalists in Samoa to ensure freedom of speech will be discussed in a presentation from a leading academic from...
PIANGO welcomes World Churches call for West Papua solidarity visit
The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...
Two killed, three injured in Yogyakarta copter crash
At least two crew members were killed and three others injured after an Indonesian army helicopter crashed in a village in the Yogyakarta district...
PM O’Neill denies ‘shady deal’ accusation over Bougainville mine
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has denied making a deal with Rio Tinto to take up the Bougainville Copper Limited shares offloaded...
Student leader criticises drop in Papuan intake for admin school
By Abeth You in Jayapura
The student executive leader of the University of Cendewasih, Elius Wenda, has criticised the recruitment of students in the Institute...
MSG, ACP and the (almost) forgotten case of West Papuan independence
By Veronika Kusumaryati and Cypri Dale
Two events of highest significance in the context of global history of decolonisation are taking place in the Pacific:
...
Gallery: Biak isn’t forgotten – protesters raise Morning Star flag in...
On July 6 each year people gather to raise the Morning Star flag and to remember those who died in West Papua's Biak Massacre...
18 years since the Biak massacre, but suffering still ongoing
OPINION: Contributed by the Australian West Papua Association
On the 2 July 1998, the West Papuan Morning Star flag was raised on top of a...