January 2009
Delays to Pacific Islands Seasonal worker scheme
Updated 30/01/2009 11:19:48
Australia's Pacific Islands Seasonal Labour scheme, which promises to see more than two-thousand guestworkers arriving to work on fruit and vegetable farms has been delayed once again.
Fiji Islanders overseas largely support democracy ultimatum
Updated 30/01/2009 11:19:48
Fiji islanders living overseas are largely supportive of the Pacific Islands Forum giving Fiji's interim government a deadline to return to democracy according to Fiji community leaders living in Australia and New Zealand.
Vanuatu police officers investigated for assault
Updated 30/01/2009 17:09:34
In Vanuatu, four police officers have been identified as the alleged attackers of the editor of the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones.
Authorities crack down on Kwaso in Solomons
Updated 30/01/2009 17:09:35
To Solomon Islands now where authorities are cracking down on Kwaso, a very strong illegal homebrew, which police say can be deadly.
Further power outages possible for Fiji
Updated 30/01/2009 17:09:35
Schools in Fiji's central division are closed today after overnight thunderstorms caused widespread power outages.
Marshall Islands again experiencing high waves
Updated 30/01/2009 17:09:35
The Marshall Islands is once again being hit by high waves and tidal surges and over the past few weeks the Marshalls has been working to recover after high waves destroyed buildings over Christmas.
Fiji question's Forum's decision
Updated 30/01/2009 11:19:48
A consensus reached at the special meeting of Pacific Islands Forum leaders in PNG has delivered an ultimatum to Fiji that it must hold elections this year, but Fiji has questioned this.
Fiji residents warned of possible flooding
Updated 29/01/2009 16:48:17
People in Fiji are being warned to be on alert for possible flooding.
Fiji given ultimatum by forum
Updated 29/01/2009 11:25:35
The Pacific Islands Forum has delivered a clear ultimatum to Fiji's military backed interim government, on returning the country to democratic rule.
Pacific Island leaders had different views prior to meeting
Updated 29/01/2009 11:25:36
Pacific Island leaders may have been united in their eventual decision, but they weren't all in agreement when going into the Forum meeting in PNG yesterday.
Mopping up operations contine in Fiji
Updated 29/01/2009 11:25:35
The Fiji Red Cross is concerned about the welfare of a number of communities after the worst floods in over sixty years.
Solomons Police want respect for religious freedom
Updated 29/01/2009 11:25:35
Solomon Islands police say the freedom of religion provision in the country's constitution must be respected and upheld.
Interoil finds biggest gas reserve in PNG
Updated 29/01/2009 16:48:17
Interoil, the leader of one of the two big consortiums planning to build liquid natural gas plants in Papua New Guinea has found what it says is the largest continuous reservoir of gas and gas liquids yet discovered in the country.
Interim PM set to reject Forum ultimatum
Updated 29/01/2009 16:48:17
Fiji coup leader and interim Prime Minister has given a clear indication he does not intend meeting an election deadline set by the Pacific Islands' Forum.
Calls for women to be involved in disaster relief
Updated 28/01/2009 12:59:26
FEMLINK, a media organisation for women in Fiji says it has consulted women in rural areas in increasing their involvement in preparing for and managing disasters.
Taiwan tightens Solomons MP's funds
Updated 28/01/2009 12:59:26
Members of the Solomon Islands' parliament will not be given any further Taiwanese funded constituency development funds until past payments have been accounted for.
Fiji given until May 1 to announce election date
Updated 28/01/2009 12:59:26
Pacific leaders have given the interim leader of Fiji, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, until the May the first to nominate a new date for democratic elections or face suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum.
More rain on the way for Fiji
Updated 28/01/2009 17:56:06
While Fiji struggles to overcome the devastation caused by the worst floods seen in the country for decades, the Bureau of meteorology is forecasting more rain.
Mining Exec explains PNG mine closure
Updated 28/01/2009 17:56:06
The Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands province has been shutdown and most of its employees stood down.
Fiji watcher says Forum communication with coup leaders essential
Updated 27/01/2009 11:21:11
One long-time Fiji watcher says it's important that any decision by the Pacific Islands Forum must ensure that contact with Fiji's coup leaders remains.
Premier wants authorities to check on Muslims
Updated 27/01/2009 11:21:11
The Premier of Solomon Islands' Malaita Province has called on responsible authorities in the country to look into the activities of a Muslim group in his province.
Hopes racial tensions can be eased between Aborigines and Samoans
Updated 27/01/2009 17:21:47
In the north eastern Australian state of Queensland, police are hoping racial tensions, which almost reached boiling point between Aborigines and Samoans near Brisbane last year, will be a thing of the past.
Another newspaper publisher deported from Fiji
Updated 27/01/2009 17:21:48
Fiji's military backed regime has deported another newspaper publisher, Fiji Times publisher Rex Gardner was issued with a removal order and told he would have to leave the country today.
PNG doesn't want to see Fiji suspended from Forum
Updated 27/01/2009 17:21:48
PNG's Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Abal says PNG wants the forum leaders to come up with a unified decision and he does not want to see Fiji suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum.
Special Forum meeting underway in Port Moresby
Updated 27/01/2009 17:21:48
As we go to air this afternoon the Special meeting of Pacific Island Forum leaders is underway in Port Moresby.
Cook Islands gets temporary anaesthetist
Updated 27/01/2009 17:21:47
Cook Islands has managed to get a temporary anaesthetist for its hospital after it's usual one fell ill.
Stomach bacteria could show prehistoric migration patterns
Updated 26/01/2009 13:13:00
A West Australian Nobel Laureate, Professor Barry Marshall is tracing the migration patterns of prehistoric humankind by tracking the evolution of stomach bacteria, it includes trying to work out when different groups of people moved around the Pacific region.
Mixed reaction to plans to boost number of PNG women MPs
Updated 26/01/2009 13:13:00
In Papua New Guinea, a plan to increase the number of women parliamentarians has been met with applause and criticism.
Assaulted publisher claims race was a factor in his bashing
Updated 26/01/2009 13:13:00
A Vanuatu newspaper publisher who was allegedly assaulted a week ago believes his race was a factor in the attack.
Pacific Islands Forum to go ahead in PNG
Updated 26/01/2009 13:13:00
Tomorrow's Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Port Moresby to discuss Fiji's progress towards democratic elections WILL now go ahead in spite of PNG's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare's announcement last week that he had postponed the special meeting.
Samoa opposition MPs given ultimatum
Updated 26/01/2009 17:00:26
The Speaker of Samoa's parliament has delivered an ultimatum to the 14 MPs who belong to the new opposition party, giving them 21 days to confirm or deny that they are members of the Tautua Party.
PNG prepares for leaders meeting
Updated 26/01/2009 17:00:26
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has a significant stake in ensuring tomorrow's leader's meeting is a successful one.
Pacific Islands Forum leaders begin arriving
Updated 26/01/2009 17:00:27
Delegates of tomorrow's Pacific Islands Forum meeting have begun arriving in Port Moresby.
Most delegates for Pacific Islands Forum to arrive by evening
Updated 26/01/2009 17:00:27
Most of the delegates representing the 16 member nations of the Pacific Islands Forum will have touched down in Papua New Guinea for a Special forum meeting by early evening.
Australian of Pacific Island descent wins Australia's top honour
Updated 26/01/2009 17:00:26
Faith Bandler, the daughter of a man brought forcibly to Australia from Ambrym in Vanuatu during the notorious blackbirding era, is one of three people awarded Australia's highest honour in today's Australia Day Honours.
Fiji's Interim Attorney General to attend Pacific Islands Forum Meeting
Updated 23/01/2009 11:29:33
Fiji's interim attorney general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says he will be attending the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Port Moresby, in place of the interim prime minister.
Fiji's Interim Attorney General says court case justified
Updated 23/01/2009 11:29:33
Fiji's interim attorney general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says legal action was taken against the Fiji Times because it was felt that it was warranted.
One week since free education launch
Updated 23/01/2009 17:28:22
It's been almost one week since the launch of a free education policy in Solomon Islands.
Court nullifies 2007 victory of Governor
Updated 23/01/2009 17:28:22
The Governor of Papua New Guinea's Western highlands province, Tom Olga has been ousted from office by a court, which has nullified his victory in the 2007 elections.
Samoan family NGO says culture clash leads to tragedies
Updated 23/01/2009 17:28:22
A Samoan family support organisation is worried that the increased stress of modern life is making the country's social problems worse.
Questions continue over Pacific Islands Forum
Updated 23/01/2009 17:28:22
Who will represent Fiji at next Tuesday's special meeting of the Pacific Island's Forum in Port Moresby is very up in the air, or even if the meeting will take place?
Supplies of condoms low in Solomons
Updated 23/01/2009 17:28:21
In Solomon Islands, health specialists and NGO's are concerned at the dwindling supplies of condoms.
PNG PM asks Fiji PM to reconsider not attending forum
Updated 22/01/2009 13:16:32
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare has asked the Fijian military commander Frank Bainimarama to reconsider his decision to not attend the special Pacific leaders meeting in Port Moresby next week.
Pacific expert not surprised at Fiji PM's decision
Updated 22/01/2009 13:16:32
Frank Bainimarama's decision not to go to next week's meeting of Pacific Island leaders in PNG took no-one by surprise.
Pacific Forum meeting will happen says Australia and NZ
Updated 22/01/2009 13:16:33
The proposed meeting of Pacific Forum Leaders to discuss the future role of Fiji in the Pacific group is certain to go ahead next week in Port Moresby despite Fiji's Interim PM Commodore Frank Bainimarama asking for it to be delayed.
Study finds opinion of Chinese community has lowered in PNG
Updated 22/01/2009 11:03:16
A new study looking at the Chinese community in Papua New Guinea has found resentment against mainland Chinese businesses, that have set up shop in PNG in recent years.
New Zealand Maori Party raising money for Fiji flood victims
Updated 22/01/2009 11:03:16
New Zealand's Maori Party is hoping to raise around fifty thousand New Zealand dollars for Fiji flood victims.
Increasing concern about spread of disease after floods
Updated 22/01/2009 11:03:16
The World Health Organisation says there are very real worries about the spread of disease after massive flooding in Fiji last week.
High Court fines Fiji Times newspaper
Updated 22/01/2009 17:19:09
The Fiji Times newspaper has been fined one hundred thousand Fiji dollars by the High Court for the publication of a letter criticising the judgement in the Qarase versus the State case.
Solomon Islands send recovery team to outer islands
Updated 21/01/2009 10:47:25
While most of the Pacific's attention over the past week has been focused on the floods in Fiji, a group of Solomon Islanders, has had to wait till Wednesday morning for relief, after reporting their disaster at the start of last month.
Opposition to visa restrictions in CNMI
Updated 20/01/2009 16:49:42
The tourist industry in the CNMI could see a large proportion of its visitors disappear because of plans by the US Federal Government's Department of Homeland Security to remove Russian and Chinese citizens from the visa waiver program.
Fiji AFL player denied visa
Updated 20/01/2009 16:49:42
As the Australian Football League's pre-season gears up, one Fijian teenager is joining the Western Bulldogs for training this week, hoping to make its international rookie list, while another has been denied a visa because of Australia's sanctions against Fiji's interim government.
Power outages in Lae threaten PNG's manufacturers
Updated 20/01/2009 16:49:42
The competitiveness of PNG's manufacturers is being undermined by repeated power outages in the country's port city of Lae, according to its Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Fii wants special Forum meeting deferred
Updated 20/01/2009 16:49:43
Fiji's interim prime minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has written to the Pacific Islands Forum Chair asking for next week's Special meeting in PNG to be deferred.
Solomons' domestic violence increasing
Updated 19/01/2009 11:59:21
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women has called for a coordinated effort from government and non government offices, to address domestic violence.
Summer jobs initiative for young New Caledonians
Updated 19/01/2009 11:59:21
This summer around 2,000 young people in New Caledonia's South Province will participate in a unique seasonal employment initiative.
PNG housing crisis
Updated 19/01/2009 11:59:21
In Papua New Guinea a housing problem has forced thousands of people working and living in most urban areas to move to squatter settlements.
Bank robbery at PNG's international airport
Updated 19/01/2009 17:28:11
Police in Papua New Guinea are hunting down a criminal gang which robbed PNG's Bank South Pacific foreign exchange office at the Port Moresby international airport.
Mopping up continues after Fiji floods
Updated 19/01/2009 17:28:11
In Fiji more rain is forecast but not in the record proportions seen over the past two weeks.
Fiji's interim PM wants a transit visa from Australia
Updated 19/01/2009 17:28:12
The Australian government is considering granting a transit visa to Fiji's interim Prime Minister, coup leader Frank Bainimarama, in spite of strict travel bans imposed on his government.
Vanuatu publisher allegedly bashed
Updated 19/01/2009 17:28:12
Police in Vanuatu are investigating the alleged bashing of the publisher of the country's only daily newspaper, by prison officers.
PNG gold mine on track for expansion
Updated 19/01/2009 17:28:10
The new Sinivit gold mine in Papua New Guinea has announced strong results for the last quarter of 2008 and says it is on track for a major expansion of gold production in 2009.
Guam Military build-up environmentally friendly
Updated 16/01/2009 10:32:39
Eight thousand US marines and their dependants are to be relocated from Okinawa to the US Pacific territory of Guam in about five years.
PNG change of government rumours dismissed
Updated 16/01/2009 17:15:23
The Papua New Guinea government has cautioned the local media not to report rumours over change of government.
Health teams assess conditions at Fiji evacuation centres
Updated 16/01/2009 17:15:23
Six medical teams are visiting the evacuation centres in Fiji's western division.
Fiji weather office is baffled by death toll
Updated 16/01/2009 17:15:23
As Fiji begins the clean-up and recovery effort of the worst floods in the past 40 years, the total cost of the disaster is being assessed.
Australia donates another three million for Aid to Fiji
Updated 16/01/2009 17:15:24
Australia has rejected claims its Fiji flood aid has been too little, announcing a significant increase in its contribution and signalling there may be more to come.
New Bougainville president cleansed and ready for Cabinet
Updated 16/01/2009 17:15:22
Bougainville's new president James Tanis has taken part in the last of the traditional ceremonies before holding his first cabinet meeting.
PNG river flooding affects thousands
Updated 15/01/2009 16:47:10
In Papua New Guinea, several thousand people in a remote part of the Southern Highlands province have reportedly been displaced after flooding destroyed their homes and food gardens.
Pacific fruit pickers needed in Australia
Updated 15/01/2009 11:16:57
Fruit growers in Victoria say they're still facing labour shortages during harvest.
Ni Vanuatu golfers tee off in Australia
Updated 15/01/2009 16:47:10
Two amateur golfers from a small fishing village in Vanuatu are competing alongside some of the world's top players at a golf tournament in Melbourne this week.
Leading Pacific athlete dies aged 49
Updated 15/01/2009 16:47:10
One of the Pacific's most revered athletes, Marie Christine Fakate, has died at the age of 49 after a long illness.
More rain forecast
Updated 15/01/2009 16:47:10
There is more bad weather forecast for the Fiji group.
Fiji asks for international assistance
Updated 15/01/2009 16:47:11
Fiji's interim government has asked for assistance from its international neighbours to help recover from a week of flooding.
Repairs to Fiji electricity, water and roads priority
Updated 15/01/2009 16:47:11
Fiji's interim government says it will be some time before it can assess the full extent of the damage caused by the floods.
Bougainville wants world war two ammo dumps disposed of safely
Updated 14/01/2009 10:35:14
The people of Torokina in an isolated area of Bougainville want the governments of America, Japan and Australia to clean up the ammunition dumps left behind after world war two.
Demise of last three garment factories on Saipan
Updated 14/01/2009 16:01:34
The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas used to have 34 garment factories, all based on Saipan.
Fiji Red Cross assist flood victims
Updated 14/01/2009 16:01:34
Fiji's Red Cross relief program has been hampered by impassable roads and rising floods.
Devastation in Fiji's tourist centre
Updated 14/01/2009 16:01:35
People in and around Fiji's main tourist hub, Nadi are starting to count the cost, and beginning the cleanup.
Fiji flooding extends north
Updated 14/01/2009 16:01:35
In Fiji the disaster situation has got worse overnight.
PNG to formulate laws against sorcery
Updated 13/01/2009 17:17:13
Last week we heard reports that over the past two years in Papua New Guinea over 50 people have been murdered, after being accused of sorcery.
PNG authorities find dead baby in hand luggage
Updated 13/01/2009 17:17:14
In Papua New Guinea, authorities have detained a woman for trying to smuggle a dead baby onto a plane for burial in the Highlands.
More flooding expected for Fiji
Updated 13/01/2009 17:17:14
Fiji is experiencing its worst floods since the sixties with the more to come.
Bad weather continues in Fiji
Updated 13/01/2009 17:17:14
There are no signs of improvement in the heavy weather which has hit Fiji over the past fortnight.
Australia works on Pacific trade agreements
Updated 13/01/2009 17:22:31
Australia will push ahead with its free trade agenda in the Pacific this year, though Canberra acknowledges it won't be easy or without cost to regional states.
Flooding continues in Fiji
Updated 12/01/2009 20:06:19
As we go to air this week, disaster officials in Fiji are assessing the damage, and cost of heavy rain and flooding.
More bad weather for Fiji
Updated 12/01/2009 20:06:19
Meanwhile Fiji's Bureau of Meteorology has warned the country can expect more wet weather.
Vanuatu keeping a watching eye on weather
Updated 12/01/2009 20:06:19
In Solomon Islands, were there are warnings, in relation to high seas and heavy rain in the North.
Storm surges and high tides expected in PNG
Updated 12/01/2009 20:06:19
In Papua New Guinea, disaster officials have placed coastal villages on high alert, telling them to be prepared for high tides and surges.
Farming community happy with Migrant Worker Scheme progress
Updated 12/01/2009 20:06:19
Australia's Federal Opposition has accused the government of administrative failure for not yet implementing the Pacific seasonal labour pilot scheme.
PNG sorcery related killings on the rise
Updated 09/01/2009 14:09:26
RAPolice in Papua New Guinea say the number of people killed or murdered over allegations of practising sorcery is on the rise in the PNG Highlands.
Malaita provincial government looking at relocating outer island villa
Updated 09/01/2009 14:09:26
The bad weather, in particular recent flooding in outlying atolls in Solomon Islands may mean the relocation of some villagers to the mainland.
Bougainville President honoured with a traditional cerermony
Updated 09/01/2009 14:09:26
For the second time in as many days Bougainville's newly sworn-in President has had to undertake an exhaustive journey to get to a traditional ceremony at his home village of Marai.
Weekend of rough weather expected in the Pacific
Updated 09/01/2009 14:09:22
The respective weather bureaus across the South Pacific are expecting a rough weekend.
Fiji Kava producers seek government funding
Updated 09/01/2009 14:09:26
The future of Fiji's kava industry looks bright now that the European Union lifted its bans and reopened the European market.
Fiji wants diplomatic engagment with New Zealand
Updated 08/01/2009 16:29:15
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is yet to respond to the Fiji Government's invitation to participate in a new panel to help improve relations between the countries.
Bush signs into law protection of sea monument
Updated 08/01/2009 16:29:15
The signing of the Antiquities act by President Bush has created what is now been labelled the "largest area of protected sea in the world".
Sport in Solomons used to counter youth violence
Updated 08/01/2009 16:29:15
An attempt to involve young SOLOMON ISLANDERS in sporting activities rather than violent ones is paying off.
PNG hospital plans mass burial of decaying corpses
Updated 07/01/2009 10:16:02
Authorities in Papua New Guinea plan a mass burial for 15 unclaimed bodies at the Port Moresby general hospital morgue.
Under age sex increasing in American Samoa
Updated 07/01/2009 10:15:58
American Samoa's assistant attorney-general wants parents to take control of their children's sex education.
A region-wide human rights body needed
Updated 07/01/2009 16:48:21
A Pacific rights group says a region-wide human rights body is needed, to build on growing acceptance of international rights standards.
South Pacific on cyclone alert
Updated 07/01/2009 16:48:21
The Bureau of Meteorology in Fiji says Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia can expect heavy rain from a tropical depression in the region.
Forum Chair meets with NZ Foreign Minister
Updated 07/01/2009 16:48:21
The Premier of Niue and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum Toke Talagi has just concluded a day of meetings with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully.
US President creates new Pacific Marine Monuments
Updated 07/01/2009 16:48:18
The President of the United States, George W Bush, has signed off on the creation of three new marine reserves in the Pacific.
New democracy movement pushes for return to democratic rule
Updated 06/01/2009 10:00:01
A group of concerned citizens and organisations has grown impatient with delays by Fiji's interim government to return the country to democratic rule.
American Samoa appoints independent prosecutor
Updated 06/01/2009 10:00:01
After some considerable delay American Samoa's High Court will allow the government to appoint an independent lawyer to lead the case against four employees in the Attorney-General's department.
Bougainville president outlines his vision for the province
Updated 06/01/2009 17:14:36
Bougainville's second president James Tanis was sworn into office today.
Fiji Local Government members forced to vacate office
Updated 06/01/2009 17:14:36
Representatives of Fiji's municipal governments want the interim government to either delay, or dismiss a decision to force their elected leaders to vacate office at the end of January.
PNG Governor proposes ban on betel nut chewing
Updated 06/01/2009 17:14:35
In Papua New Guinea the cultural obsession of chewing betel nut is under threat.
Solomons work to save critically endangered leatherbacks
Updated 05/01/2009 10:30:29
The critically endangered leatherback turtle is proving to be a bonus for the Solomon Islands tourist industry.
Deadline for Coral Reef rehabilitation passed
Updated 05/01/2009 10:30:28
The tipping point for catastrophic climate change is an issue of dispute between politicians and environmentalists.
Commodore Bainimarama takes over the Sugar Industry
Updated 05/01/2009 16:00:57
Fiji's Sugar Industry has given its support to Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama's decision to assign himself as minister responsible for its activities.
Bougainville ready for President swearing in
Updated 05/01/2009 16:00:57
After an extaordinary trip through some twenty fast flowong rivers and creeks - President elect James Tanis has arrived safely in Arawa in Bougainville for tomorrow's swearing-in ceremony.
PNG airlines warned over security threats
Updated 05/01/2009 16:00:57
Police in Papua New Guinea have warned airlines operating in the country to tighten security after it was discovered ammunition is being transported on planes concealed in passenger baggage.
Marshall Islands wave damage recovery underway
Updated 05/01/2009 16:00:56
The Marshall Islands has begun counting the cost of the flooding and wave damage which hit prior to Christmas.
Hawaii newspaper honours founder of shelter for poor
Updated 02/01/2009 09:57:21
A Tongan has been honoured by the Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper as one of its "10 Who Made A difference" in 2008.
Australia secret cabinet papers revealed
Updated 02/01/2009 09:57:21
Thirty year old government papers show the Australian Government pushing hard to try to keep the United States involved in the South Pacific.
Fiji finishing 2008 on a disappointing note
Updated 02/01/2009 09:57:21
A political analyst believes the advice given to Fiji's interim government is counterproductive.
Bougainville President elect prepares for swearing in ceremony
Updated 02/01/2009 15:03:43
Next week James Tanis will be sworn in as the second President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government of Papua New Guinea.
PNG hospitals dependent on donations
Updated 02/01/2009 15:03:43
Major public hospitals in Papua New Guinea are relying on donations of medical supplies to remain viable.
Scientists confident of bringing dengue mossie under control
Updated 02/01/2009 15:03:43
Around the world each year Dengue Fever causes harm to up to 100 million people, and kills over 20 thousand, and in 2008 the Pacific was not immune to outbreaks.
Fiji New Zealand diplomacy sours
Updated 01/01/2009 11:51:52
After nearly a month of threats, and correspondence Fiji expelled New Zealand's acting High Commissioner Caroline McDonald.
Guams homeless population on the rise
Updated 01/01/2009 11:51:52
Guam's homeless population is on the rise.
PNG minister opposes highway compensation
Updated 01/01/2009 11:51:53
People living near the Highlands highway in Papua New Guinea have been warned not to demand compensation from the government over land given to build or extend the road.
PNG Disaster Center warns of pending high tides
Updated 01/01/2009 11:51:53
Authorities in Papua New Guinea are warning coastal communities to secure their homes and belongings ahead of the January high tides.
Storm concerns for Brisbane
Updated 01/01/2009 11:51:48
Many comminutes in the Pacific particularly in Marshall Islands, Bougainville, PNG and a number of other areas which have experienced aggressive weather patterns recently can identify with the concerns expressed by their neighbours in northern Australia.
