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February 7, 2024
PNG Post-Courier The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea, Sir Gibbs Salika, has called on the National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop to enforce the Summary Offences Act. Sir Gibbs made this strong plea at the opening of 2024 legal year yesterday. “Lawlessness in the city is escalating immensely because the laws of the country ... <a title="PNG chief justice urges Moresby governor Parkop to enforce law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/07/png-chief-justice-urges-moresby-governor-parkop-to-enforce-law/" aria-label="Read more about PNG chief justice urges Moresby governor Parkop to enforce law">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Dissident Papua New Guinean politician and former cabinet minister Bryan Kramer has vowed to fight on in his campaign against corruption, saying the National Court ruling to dismiss him as an MP was “the calm before the storm”. “The decision to dismiss me was expected and of course, it is certainly not the ... <a title="‘Calm before the storm’ – PNG’s Bryan Kramer vows to fight on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/03/calm-before-the-storm-pngs-bryan-kramer-vows-to-fight-on/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Calm before the storm’ – PNG’s Bryan Kramer vows to fight on">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of 1News The appointment of Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, to head the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next year was a jaw-droppingly poor decision and an insult to everything the regional body is meant to represent. What were the Forum leaders thinking? Here’s the thing, they were probably ... <a title="Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an insult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/barbara-dreaver-pacific-leaders-poor-choice-for-top-forum-job-an-insult/" aria-label="Read more about Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an insult">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Chief Justice of Vanuatu has ordered the amendment of a constitutional application against the dissolution of Parliament to exclude the president of the republic from the case. The application, which was heard in the Supreme Court today in Port Vila, was brought by 27 opposition MPs who were signatories to a motion ... <a title="Vanuatu’s chief justice orders change over dissolution of parliament plea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/vanuatus-chief-justice-orders-change-over-dissolution-of-parliament-plea/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu’s chief justice orders change over dissolution of parliament plea">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes. These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of a Vanuatu citizen, and increasing the size of cabinet by nearly a third. A second session of Parliament yesterday was adjourned because of a lack of MPs. Vanuatu Prime ... <a title="Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/vanuatu-pm-fails-to-push-through-constitutional-changes-again/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board How quickly things change. If, as the old cliche goes, a week is a long time in politics then a month is an eternity. As a story on the front page of the Weekend Observer revealed, the caretaker government is once again seeking to shape the outcome of ... <a title="Samoa Observer: The nation’s chief justice – a gift from above" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/samoa-observer-the-nations-chief-justice-a-gift-from-above/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: The nation’s chief justice – a gift from above">Read more</a>
