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King Tupou VI feels ‘right at home’ in Fiji
FBC News
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July 8, 2025
[Source: Fiji Government] King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga says he hopes that history will continue to bind us. King Tupou VI, with his wife, Queen Nanasipau’u, is in the country on a state visit and was welcomed by President Ratu Naiqama...
Untouchable metals: How the obligations of UNCLOS States Parties limit the commercial viability of unilateral deep sea mining
EJIL: Talk!
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June 23, 2025
Reflecting an extraordinary and unprecedented act of multilateralism, Part XI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (‘UNCLOS’) protects the mineral resources of the seabed beyond national jurisdiction (‘the Area’) from a global free-for-all....
King Tupou VI traditionally welcomed and conferred Honorary Companion of the Order of Fiji
Fijivillage
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King Tupou VI traditionally welcomed and conferred Honorary Companion of the Order of Fiji King Tupou VI arriving in Fiji. Photo: Fiji Government King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u of the Kingdom of Tonga have been traditionally welcomed at the...
Amb Emmanuel Mwamba says UPND has 23 spokespersons who are failing to tell the nation why the president is missing national events
Zambian Observer
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July 8, 2025
By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba The 23 Spokespersons President Hakainde Hichilema has missed key events where he was advertised to officiate; the Zambia International Trade Fair and the Gonde-Lwiindi Traditional Ceremony hosted by Chief Monze of the Tonga...
Businesses get better access to finance as economy recovers
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 8, 2025
The economy is showing signs of recovery, supported by government spending and accommodative monetary policy, officials report. The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) said in its June 2025 economic update that fiscal expansion and improved...
The Pacific Pivot is dead; welcome to the Fluid Indo-Pacific
The Pacific Island Times
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July 8, 2025
Pacific Reflections By Gabriel McCoard I’ve always been struck by how much people from other nations understand American domestic politics. Who’s running for president is always obvious, but even domestic politics seizes outsized attention....
20,000 malicious IPs and domains taken down in INTERPOL infostealer crackdown
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – More than 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains linked to information stealers have been taken down in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation against cybercriminal infrastructure. During Operation Secure (January – April 2025) law...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 10, 2025
The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of Rongelap, the...
USP ranked in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Islands Business
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July 8, 2025
Ancient traditional ceremonies and religious rituals fused at dawn as one of Fiji’s original kingdoms elevated a career military officer to the title of Tui Nayau. The Lau Group lies in the Fiji archipelago, stretching from Vanuabalavu in the...
What is so un-American about DEI?
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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“Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college campuses – and now broadly across the federal government,” Nicquel Terry Ellis said for CNN. The Republican White House ordered...
Welsh-qualified talent turned down Gatland's approach for one big reason
Wales Online
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July 8, 2025
Rising English rugby star Kepu Tuipulotu has lifted the lid on why he turned down Warren Gatland's offer of a place in Wales' Six Nations squad. The 19-year-old hooker was born in Pontypool to Tongan parents but qualifies for England on residency...
Major celebration in Manurewa marks restoration of Sāmoa citizenship rights
Pacific Media Network
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A community gathering in Manurewa this week marked a significant moment of long-awaited justice for Sāmoans who lost their New Zealand citizenship in 1982 and have now had it restored. The Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act...
Pacific news in brief for 7 July
RNZ
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July 7, 2025
Artisanal miners search for gold in the waters downstream from the Panguna mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Photo: OCCRP / Aubrey Belford Bougainville - mining The Bougainville House of Representatives amended the Mining Act last week. The...
Tui Nayau Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara installed
Pacific News Service
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By Netani Rika Ancient traditional ceremonies and religious rituals fused at dawn as one of Fiji’s original kingdoms elevated a career military officer to the title of Tui Nayau. As the sun rose over Nayau Island, Roko Tevita Uluilakeba Mara who...
Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 24 June 2025
Scoop
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Monday, 30 June 2025, 7:50 am Press Release: Hansard ORAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Question No. 1—Māori Development 1. TĀKUTA FERRIS (Te Pāti Māori —Te Tai Tonga) to the Minister for Māori Development: Does he stand by the Government's...
Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...
League versus union: Australia’s rugby diplomacy needs a game plan
The Interpreter
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July 7, 2025
As sure as night follows day, Australia finds itself drawn into strategic competition with China in the Pacific – this time in a domain entirely of its own design. News broke last week that the governments of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are preparing to...
Pacific Nations Cup underway at Tafuna Tennis Courts
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula delivered the first serve to open the Pacific Nations Cup at the tennis courts in Tafuna Monday morning. More than 65 tennis players, coaches, and officials from 11 countries are competing in the tournament, which...
Athletics lead Team Cook Islands’ final medal push at Mini Games
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Team Cook Islands hosted a thank you ceremony for their village mayor, the village liaison, the state governor for Ngaraard (the sister state), the Palau Community College president and their sister state liaison over the weekend. CISNOC/25070650...
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...