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Biden cuts out Australia and Papua New Guinea on Pacific visit

May 17, 2023

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist US President Joe Biden will cut out his historic trip to Papua New Guinea — and also to Australia — to return to complete debt ceiling negotiations in the US, according to a White House statement. Biden was scheduled to make a brief, historic stopover in PNG, and meet ... <a title="Biden cuts out Australia and Papua New Guinea on Pacific visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/17/biden-cuts-out-australia-and-papua-new-guinea-on-pacific-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Biden cuts out Australia and Papua New Guinea on Pacific visit">Read more</a>

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USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay grant for third year

July 21, 2022

The University of South Pacific’s vice-chancellor says Fiji’s failure to pay its grant contribution for the third year in a row is affecting the regional university’s operations and students, reports ABC’s Pacific Beat. The Fiji government has refused to pay its grant since 2019 and did not allocate funding for its USP grant in the ... <a title="USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay grant for third year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/usp-forced-to-cut-costs-as-fiji-still-refuses-to-pay-grant-for-third-year/" aria-label="Read more about USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay grant for third year">Read more</a>