Headlines from Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 Pacific Islands Report pireport.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONSENSUS REACHED ON CONSERVATION OF BLUEFIN TUNA Catch levels to remain below 2002-2004 levels PHILIPPINES, KOREA OPPOSE NEW BIGEYE, YELLOWFIN, SKIPJACK PROPOSAL ‘Too soon’ to evaluate, change current conservation regime FLEXIBILITY TO NEGOTIATE FISHING RIGHTS COULD HELP U.S. TUNABOATS PNA head calls on U.S. government to allow direct negotiations FIJI OPPOSITION QUESTIONS $102 MILLION MILITARY ALLOCATION Draunidalo: Funds ‘better used to improve the livelihood of Fijians’ VANUATU OPPOSITION WITHDRAWS NO CONFIDENCE MOTION Carcasses acknowledges lack of support in parliament PNG PM ATTENDS MINING AND PETROLEUM CONFERENCE IN AUSTRALIA O’Neill talks 2015 budget, investment, political stability NEARLY 10% OF TONGA POLICE PURGED THROUGH CLEAN-UP EFFORT Retiring Commissioner: Dismissals, jail time point to professionalization SOME WEST PAPUAN SUMMIT DELEGATES STRANDED IN PNG Meeting delayed allegedly over PNG refusal to transport group CNMI PORT AUTHORITY ISSUES PLAN TO REGULATE MILITARY EXERCISES U.S. must meet conditions for exercises around airports FIJI MINISTER: SOLOMON AIRLINES SABOTAGING EFFORTS TO RESOLVE IMPASSE Fiji eager to resolve suspending flights between countries AM. SAMOA HOSPITAL’S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM NOT MEETING BASIC LEVELS Systemic changes needed for billing, payroll, revenues NEW TONGAN PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE ON DECEMBER 9 Lord Tupou appointed as Interim Speaker POLYE APPOINTED NEW PNG OPPOSITION LEADER Namah reluctantly accepts being dumped LEPROSY CONTINUES TO BE SERIOUS PROBLEM IN RMI, FSM, KIRIBATI Marshalls sets goal to eradicate disease by 2017 DR FELETI TEO SELECTED TO HEAD PACIFIC TUNA COMMISSION Tuvaluan has wealth of experience with regional organizations HIV/AIDS IN PNG NOT AS PREVALENT AS ONCE PROJECTED Pandemic appears to have peaked in 2007-08 FORMER SOLOMONS PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS SUPPORT FROM MPS Sogavare reportedly has majority of MPs in his coalition GUAM AUDITOR TO EXAMINE FIESTA GAMBLING ACTIVITIES Any village gambling must be authorized by governor PNG DEFENCE FORCE TO TAKE PART IN BOUGAINVILLE PEACE-BUILDING Agreement between ABG, PNGDF, Ex-Combatants being finalized NEWS RELEASE: Papua New Guineans Rescued Drifting In Yap Waters NEWS RELEASE: Micronesian Economic Community Delegate Attends MSG Meeting
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:13:13 +0000
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