Tag: Independence Day
PNG’s Sir Julius: ‘I shed tears of joy and sadness –...
PNG Post-Courier
The tears came freely as the birth of the new nation of Papua New Guinea was heralded by a new flag -- the...
Church bells, police sirens mark 60 years of Samoa’s independence
RNZ Pacific
Church bells and police sirens rang out across Samoa at midnight to herald the start of 12 months of nationwide celebrations for the...
Wenda slams Jakarta over Papuan student arrests, seeks support
By Kizzy Kalsakau and Jason Abel in Port Vila
The interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government, Benny Wenda,...
Prayer events to mark 60 years since West Papuan ‘birth’ in...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
West Papuans will peacefully mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua next week -- on Wednesday, December 1.
It...
Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A West Papuan group seeking self-determination has greeted Papua New Guinea on its 46th anniversary of independence, predicting that one day...
Samoa Observer: Democracy tested as Samoa celebrates independence
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of the Samoa Observer
Samoa’s 59th Independence Day has come and gone, without the usual fanfare and intense patriotism we...
Graham Davis: Happy 50th Independence Day, Fiji
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis
At precisely 10am 50 years ago today, Fiji gained its independence from Britain when HRH, the Prince of Wales, handed our...
Marape urges PNG citizens to work together for ‘better nation’
By RNZ Pacific
As Papua New Guinea marked its independence anniversary the Prime Minister urged all citizens to help build a "better" PNG.
Yesterday was the...
Thousands march through Port Vila to mark Vanuatu’s independence
By RNZ Pacific
More than 20,000 people have marched through Port Vila for the opening of Vanuatu's 40th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
The parade started in the...
