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TODAY'S PACIFIC NEWS
Friday, February 3, 2012

Most Passengers Saved After PNG Ferry Sinking
Rough seas, high winds may have sunk MV Rabaul Queen

Fiji And Russia Approve Visa-Free Travel Agreement
Russian minister sees potential for economic, security interests

Solomon Islands Parliament Passes 2012 Budget
$418 million budget to focus on rural development

CNMI Hotel Association Endorses Casino For Saipan
Casino gaming supported, poker arcades should be ‘phased out’

MSG Secretariat Hosts Kanaky Delegation
FLNKS representatives to discuss progress of Noumea Accord

Guam Build-Up Rumor Has Marines Going To Hawaii
Source saying 3,000 troops may go to Hawaii questioned

Samoa Decentralizing Secondary School Administration
Changes planned to keep students at home, not coming to Apia

Palau House Approves Election Changes
Absentee ballots can arrive after Election Day

PNG Chief Justice Injia Avoids Removal Again
National Executive Council suspension stayed by court

After Recent Suicides, Cook Islands Youth Take Action
Council looks to establish task force to address problem

Am. Samoa Hospital Will Serve Emergency Patients
Officials insist no patients refused despite budget problems

PNG Prime Minister Denies Intimidation Accusations
Alleged police harassment of Somare called ‘utter nonsense’

Fiji Flood Road Damage Exacerbated By Land Use Changes
Former agricultural land, now industrial/residential hardest hit

LNG Project Operators Deny Fault In PNG Landslide
Esso Highlands calls allegations ‘pure speculation’

SPC Calls For Changes To Beche-De-Mer Harvesting
Scuba ban to relieve pressure on sea cucumber populations

PNG MP’s Death Unites O’neill, Somare In Grief
Kokopo MP Patrick Tammur services attended by rival groups

Fiji Mine Discusses Land Restoration With Government
Exploratory work halted until ‘corrective measures’ taken

PNG Timber Exports Raise International Concern
Industry under scrutiny over destructive logging practices

CNMI Dialysis Patients Receive Extra Assistance
Bottled water donations given when hospital stopped providing it

PNG Free Education Policy Under Fire From Parents
Some schools lacking government funds, others confirm payments

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