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RNZI: Despite reports in the Papua New Guinea media that negotiations to re-open the huge Panguna mine on Bougainville are ready to start, a landowner leader says there are a number of pre-conditions that must be met first.
Guam government’s debt gone
RNZI: Guam’s governor, Eddie Calvo, says the territory’s government no longer has a deficit.
Indonesia hoping to finish Papua tunnel collapse investigation soon
RNZI: The head of the government-led investigation into the tunnel collapse that killed 28 workers at the Freeport McMoRan mine in Indonesia’s Papua province says it should not take three months to complete.
Fears sorcery-killings may be spreading from PNG
Radio Australia: MELANESIAN experts say sorcery-related attacks and killings are on the rise and spreading from Papua New Guinea into the rest of the Pacific.
Tuvalu and Palau sign UN small arms treaty
RNZI: Tuvalu and Palau have become the first countries in the Pacific to sign the UN small arms treaty, Radio NZ International reports.
Singh: Pacific media must be constructive
A media educator says that Pacific news media need to assume a constructive and active approach to reporting on conflicts.
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PCC calls for halt to seabed mining
PACNEWS: THE Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has renewed its call for a stop to all sea bed mining research in line with a resolution by regional church leaders in Honiara last month.
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Beche-de-mer corruption hits Tonga
FOUR fisheries officers in Tonga are being investigated for alleged corruption involving sea cucumber.
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Mother admits to manslaughter over disabled daughter's death
ABC: A woman charged with murdering her severely-disabled
daughter has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the South Australian
Supreme Court.
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