Pacific Magazine May/June 2007 Issue

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Saturday: January 26, 2008


Japan, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Thieves Steal, Then Dump WW2 Memorial

(The Age) Thieves in the Solomon Islands have dumped a World War II monument after initially stealing it to sell it for scrap metal. The Age reports that...

Australia
Australia Would Like To Be On UN Security Council

(The Age) Australia’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says Australia would like  to be a temporary member of the United Nations Security...

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas Paying $9M For Diabetes Treatments

(Saipan Tribune)The Northern Marianas spends nearly $9 million a year on 96 patients who are treated for diabetes, the Saipan Tribune reports.The average cost...

Guam
Three Charged With Luring Micronesian Women Into Prostitution

(Pacific Daily News)A Guam bar owner and two of her employees have been charged with assault and prostitution in a case that includes allegations that young...

Guam
Temporary Panels Erected At Vandalized War Memorial

(Pacific Daily News)Temporary panels with the names of American servicemen and Chamorros who died or were tortured during World War II have been erected at a...

Friday: January 25, 2008


Fiji
Fiji Police, Financial Intelligence Unit Sign MOA

(Media release) A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed today between the Fiji Police Force and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The MOA will enable...

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Government Makes Political Appointments

(People First Network) The coalition government of Dr Derek Sikua has appointed nine political appointees to serve in the Prime Minister’s Political...

New Zealand, Samoa
Drinking Incidents Won’t Affect Temporary Labor Scheme

(Radio New Zealand International) The project leader for the New Zealand Government’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme says the behaviour of a...

American Samoa
LBJ Medical Center Won't Release Information On Governor

American Samoa’s LBJ Medical Center says federal policies prohibit the hospital from releasing information on any patient, no matter who the patient is,...

American Samoa
US House Subcomittee To Hold Pacific Minimum Wage Hearing

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs is set to hold two hearings in American Samoa next month dealing with the federal minimum wage and a measure that...

 

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