PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center
With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i


Tuesday, April 15, 2008

PNG Landslide Isolates Thousands In Simbu
Government declares disaster

Papua Activist: Political Prisoners Mistreated
Eleven activists held for raising flag

Hawaii Firm Gets $10 Million For Dengue Research
Seoul nonprofit hopes for vaccine in seven years

Chinese Workers Sneaking Into PNG In Containers
Lawmaker says they are bound for Ramu nickel mine

‘Mindless Accident’ Claims Fijian Soldier In Iraq
British soldier thought rifle was empty

Tonga Allocates $2.4 Million For King’s Coronation
Minister says cost won’t affect government coffers

Tonga Minister Defends Broadcast Crackdown
Journalists appeared in political spots

Samoa Fishing Boats To Be Fitted With Sails
Initiative to help cut fuel costs

Escaped Prisoners Captured In Vanuatu
Paramilitary police called in to help

Court Orders Guam Senator To Stop Hearings
Sen. Lujan Wants To Probe Airport Wrongdoings

Moody’s Bullish On PNG Natural Gas Project
Predicts higher Gross Domestic Product

Tongan King Supports China’s Stance On Tibet
Says China’s affairs are its own

Papua New Guinea Agriculture Industry Lags
Government not helping farmers plant new crops

Former Fiji Postal Official Charged With Fraud
Peni Mau allegedly tried to purchase $75,000 clock

Helicopter Pilot Recovering After Suva Crash
Chopper went down in Suva Harbor Friday morning

Power Outage Sends Saipan Students Home
No water at schools

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