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June 26, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Papua New Guinea government is adamant no immigration laws, airport and covid-19 protocols – including national security – were breached when a Chinese businessman and his entourage were allowed in the country, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Deputy Pandemic Controller Dr Paison Dakulala said yesterday that, as stated by Prime Minister ... <a title="PNG claims ‘nothing sinister’, no broken protocols on Chinese flight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/26/png-claims-nothing-sinister-no-broken-protocols-on-chinese-flight/" aria-label="Read more about PNG claims ‘nothing sinister’, no broken protocols on Chinese flight">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. We get a very biased picture of which countries have had the most experience of Covid19. It’s because the mainstream media almost never adjust their figures for population. So, in June, we keep hearing about United States and Brazil, but that’s mainly because they are very populous countries. It’s also because they ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Summary of Covid19 Incidence as of mid-June 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-covid19-summary-of-covid19-incidence-as-of-mid-june-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Summary of Covid19 Incidence as of mid-June 2020">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape says an aircraft with four Chinese businessmen on board had complied with requirements before they were allowed to fly into Port Moresby. The government has also confirmed that another case of covid-19 has been detected in Papua New Guinea – a ... <a title="Chinese businessmen ‘complied with quarantine measures’ – 10 PNG cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/chinese-businessmen-complied-with-quarantine-measures-10-png-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese businessmen ‘complied with quarantine measures’ – 10 PNG cases">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk New Zealand’s “intransigence” over wanting to allow Australians in before New Zealanders out to the covid-free Pacific does not stand up to scrutiny, says a Cook Islands resort owner and doctor. “If we unwittingly let the virus cross the Tasman, our country will take a huge hit,” says New Zealand-based John ... <a title="Forget Australia, open up to covid-free Pacific bubble, says Cook Islander" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/forget-australia-open-up-to-covid-free-pacific-bubble-says-cook-islander/" aria-label="Read more about Forget Australia, open up to covid-free Pacific bubble, says Cook Islander">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Cook Islands Members of Parliament want to ban a journalist from Parliament for what they claim was inaccurate reporting over them seeking travel perks in the House. They have asked the Speaker, Nikki Rattle, to withdraw senior Cook Islands News journalist and political editor Rashneel Kumar ... <a title="Cook Islands MPs seek to ban political editor for story exposing travel perks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/cook-islands-mps-seek-to-ban-political-editor-for-story-exposing-travel-perks/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands MPs seek to ban political editor for story exposing travel perks">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2020
Pacific Media Centre PNG Defence Force soldiers are undergoing mass testing for covid-19 while there is controlled access into Murray Barracks to reduce further possible spread of the coronavirus, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Defence Minister Saki Soloma in response to a confirmed case of covid-19 at Murray Barracks said yesterday the case had been identified ... <a title="PNG Defence Force in lockdown over fears of coronavirus spread" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/png-defence-force-in-lockdown-over-fears-of-coronavirus-spread/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Defence Force in lockdown over fears of coronavirus spread">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Could the quarantine and testing botch-ups have an impact on the election? The Government might have been hoping that the scandal was a one-week wonder, but the stories of quarantine and testing fiascos keep coming and will be felt strongly by the public. Many voters will now have much less ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fallout from the Covid border blunder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-fallout-from-the-covid-border-blunder/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fallout from the Covid border blunder">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
New Zealand’s coronavirus reality check last week is a “timely wake-up call” crucial to moving towards a transtasman travel bubble, says The New Zealand Herald. “There cannot be any complacency or missteps once our border controls are eased. The risks need be managed as well as possible,” said the country’s largest and most influential newspaper ... <a title="NZ’s coronavirus reality check a ‘timely wake-up call’, says Herald" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/nzs-coronavirus-reality-check-a-timely-wake-up-call-says-herald/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s coronavirus reality check a ‘timely wake-up call’, says Herald">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Papua New Guinea government has announced a ninth covid-19 case in the country, and this has since been confirmed by the Australian Defence Force as being an officer posted to Port Moresby. This news came on Friday as the country entered the fourth day of operating under the new Pandemic ... <a title="Australian Defence Force officer confirmed covid positive in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/australian-defence-force-officer-confirmed-covid-positive-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Defence Force officer confirmed covid positive in PNG">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says while Australia and New Zealand work out their Trans-Tasman bubble, Fiji’s equal greater success against the Pacific nation into a position to take the lead among island states, reports FBC News. The Prime Minister revealed that Fiji was working on its own bubble – a “Bula ... <a title="Fiji works on its own ‘Bula Bubble’ in spite of Australian, NZ covid cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/21/fiji-works-on-its-own-bula-bubble-in-spite-of-australian-nz-covid-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji works on its own ‘Bula Bubble’ in spite of Australian, NZ covid cases">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Fiji authorities must respect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly for university staff and students and immediately cease intimidation tactics, say international human rights groups Amnesty International and Civicus. About 200 university staff and students held peaceful protests from 8 June 2020 to show support for the vice-chancellor ... <a title="Stop harassing USP protesters, global human rights groups tell Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/20/stop-harassing-usp-protesters-global-human-rights-groups-tell-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Stop harassing USP protesters, global human rights groups tell Fiji">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rafael R. IorisFrom Denver, Colorado Confirming what scientists had been saying for the last several years, a new global pandemic has brought the entire world to a halt in the last three months. The rapid spreading of a new form of Coronavirus, called COVID-19, stalled global commercial ... <a title="COVID-19 in Latin America: Growing Challenges in the World’s Most Unequal Region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/20/covid-19-in-latin-america-growing-challenges-in-the-worlds-most-unequal-region/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 in Latin America: Growing Challenges in the World’s Most Unequal Region">Read more</a>
