Tag: Chief justice
PNG chief justice urges Moresby governor Parkop to enforce law
PNG Post-Courier
The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea, Sir Gibbs Salika, has called on the National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop to enforce the...
‘Calm before the storm’ – PNG’s Bryan Kramer vows to fight...
PNG Post-Courier
Dissident Papua New Guinean politician and former cabinet minister Bryan Kramer has vowed to fight on in his campaign against corruption, saying the...
Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an...
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of 1News
The appointment of Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, to head the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next...
Vanuatu’s chief justice orders change over dissolution of parliament plea
RNZ Pacific
The Chief Justice of Vanuatu has ordered the amendment of a constitutional application against the dissolution of Parliament to exclude the president of...
Kramer welcomes PNG Tribunal hearing to clear ‘ridiculous’ claims
By Todagia Kelola in Port Moresby
A Leadership Tribunal has been appointed in Papua New Guinea to enquire into allegations of misconduct against the Member...
Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again
RNZ Pacific
The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes.
These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of...
MPs boycott forces delay in Vanuatu constitution amendments debate
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's Speaker was forced to suspend a special parliamentary sitting today after the opposition and several government MPs did not turn up.
They were...
Samoa Observer: The nation’s chief justice – a gift from above
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board
How quickly things change.
If, as the old cliche goes, a week is a long time in politics then...