Tag: Barak Sope
Sad Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed West Papua, says a Vanuatu government champion of West Papuan self-determination.
Minister for...
Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over...
Asia Pacific Report
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has responded cautiously over the Melanesian Spearhead Group’s surprise denial of full membership at its...
Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM, applause for Gloria King swearing in
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific reporter, and Hilaire Bule, RNZ correspondent in Port Vila
Ishmael Kalsakau was elected today unopposed as the 13th Prime Minister...
Freedom struggle hero Barak Sope awarded Timor-Leste honour
By Len Garae in Port Vila
“I was fighting in the mountains and I heard your voice from across the ocean coming to support my...
Sope praises Fidel Castro over Cuban backing for Vanuatu independence
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
Former Vanuatu Prime Minister and the country's first Roving Ambassador, Barak Sope, has expressed his personal tribute to the...