Headlines from the Thursday, May 29, 2014 Pacific Islands Report pireport.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CNMI-ONLY WORKER TRANSITION PERIOD EXTENDED FOR FIVE YEARS U.S. Labor Secretary makes announcement ahead of July 4 deadline SOLOMON ISLANDS POLITICAL PARTIES INTEGRITY BILL PASSES Opposition walks out, claims critical issues being ignored TRADE MINISTERS URGED TO CONSIDER ‘REALITY IN THE PACIFIC’ PANG calls for end to binding commitments, free trade focus U.S. SENATE, AWAITING MASTER PLAN, FREEZES BUILDUP FUNDS FOR GUAM Defense authorization bill modified and passed by Senate committee AM. SAMOA HOSTS TONGAN DELEGATION ON FACT FINDING MISSION Group exploring ‘possible business dialogue’ with territory KIRIBATI COMPLETES LAND PURCHASE IN FIJI Enhances economic, social resilience to the effects of climate change PNG POLICE UNHAPPY WITH AUSTRALIA REPORT ON MANUS RIOTS ‘Private report’ said to ‘hamper on-going investigations’ TONGA CHALLENGES WORLD BANK TRANSPORT INDUSTRY REPORT Civil Aviation: Conclusion that Chinese plane isn’t certified is ‘wrong’ FUEL SHORTAGE IN COOK ISLANDS MAY BECOME CRISIS Petro stations begin to run out of fuel, shipment due next week DAMAGE TO NEW CALEDONIA NICKEL PLANT TOPS $34 MILLION Vandalism, violence from young Kanaks seeking plant closure after spill BID TO HAVE CHARGES IN TAHITI MURDER TRIAL DROPPED FAILS Journalist Couraud vanished in 1997, Flosses’ militia GIP suspected LANDOWNERS IN SOLOMONS’ RENNELL ISLAND SIGN MINING DEAL Indonesian company Bintang Borneo to improve infrastructure 35 STUDENTS END UP IN HOSPITAL AFTER FIJI BUS ACCIDENT Nasinu villagers help victims after bus rolls down slope HEAVY COLD RAIN HITS SAMOA, FARMERS STRUGGLE TO SELL CROPS Sellers gripe about unfinished market at Fugalei 2 FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS BOARDED IN TONGAN WATERS Surveillance mission results in one vessel being temporarily detained COOK ISLANDS POPULATION DROPS BY 1,000 SINCE 2012 Statistics Office releases estimates of resident population CONVICTED CNMI MURDERER GETS LIFE IN PRISON, NO CHANCE OF PAROLE Crisostomo expected to appeal harsh sentence NIUE MORGUE PROBLEMS FORCE RAPID BURIALS Families requested to bury loved ones within 24 hours DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK HITS TUVALU WHO closely monitors spread of virus throughout Pacific FIJI’S HISTORIC GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL READY TO RECEIVE GUESTS Closed since 1992, hotel has undergone $50 million restoration NEWS RELEASE: FSM, US Discuss Security, Defense Issues
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 01:47:08 +0000