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August 11, 2022
By Concy Simon of the PNG Post-Courier Leadership of Papua New Guinea has “gone to the dogs” represented by a rapid increase in prices of goods and services and the “worst national election” ever, says a lawyer. Lawyer Goiye Kondago made the crtiticism during the official declaration of Kerenga Kua as MP-elect for Sinasina-Yongomugl in ... <a title="PNG has ‘gone to the dogs’, says lawyer calling on new MPs to step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/11/png-has-gone-to-the-dogs-says-lawyer-calling-on-new-mps-to-step-up/" aria-label="Read more about PNG has ‘gone to the dogs’, says lawyer calling on new MPs to step up">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific correspondent Even from the grainy black and white footage of American soldiers wading towards shore while under fire, you can see and sense the fear, resignation and determination in that moment. The Battle of Midway in World War II may have been won, but on August 7, 1942, the ... <a title="Uneasy Pacific makes wartime memories more important than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/11/uneasy-pacific-makes-wartime-memories-more-important-than-ever/" aria-label="Read more about Uneasy Pacific makes wartime memories more important than ever">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2022
Cook Islands Press By Jason Brown Tens of thousands of Cook Islanders celebrated 57th Constitution Day events these last weeks. Not just in the homeland, but overseas as well, with communities across New Zealand, Australia and beyond celebrating language, dance, culture and other arts. How many in all might be celebrating? With 12,000+ in the ... <a title="Cook Islands: Navigating the rise of third party politics and a new era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/11/cook-islands-navigating-the-rise-of-third-party-politics-and-a-new-era/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands: Navigating the rise of third party politics and a new era">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Amnesty International and Civicus have called on the Fiji government to drop contempt of court charges against a lawyer in Fiji for exercising his right to freedom of expression. On 27 June 2022, Fiji’s Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum filed charges for contempt of court against senior lawyer and former journalist Richard Naidu ... <a title="Amnesty, Civicus condemn Fiji spelling mistake contempt lawsuit as ‘violation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/10/amnesty-civicus-condemn-fiji-spelling-mistake-contempt-lawsuit-as-violation/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty, Civicus condemn Fiji spelling mistake contempt lawsuit as ‘violation’">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby In a historic first, the Papua New Guinea Parliament has installed Pangu Pati leader and Tari-Pori MP James Marape by a unanimous majority as the country’s ninth Prime Minister. Immediately, in his address to the House and streamed live to the nation, Marape stuck to ... <a title="Marape continues his leadership in PNG with unanimous majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/10/marape-continues-his-leadership-in-png-with-unanimous-majority/" aria-label="Read more about Marape continues his leadership in PNG with unanimous majority">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2022
By Geraldine Panapasa, editor-in-chief of Wansolwara News in Suva Addressing the training development deficit in the Fiji media industry can stem journalist attrition and improve coverage of election reporting in the country, says University of the South Pacific journalism coordinator Dr Shailendra Singh. Speaking during last week’s launch of the National Media Reporting of the 2018 ... <a title="Journalism training and development vital for better Fiji elections reporting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/10/journalism-training-and-development-vital-for-better-fiji-elections-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism training and development vital for better Fiji elections reporting">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s incumbent leader, James Marape, has been returned to the top job as the country’s ninth prime minister, reports the ABC’s Port Moresby correspondent Natalie Whiting. “Marape was voted in as prime minister unopposed, with unanimous support from all MPs present in the first parliamentary sitting following the country’s ... <a title="Marape has the numbers to keep PNG’s top post as prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/marape-has-the-numbers-to-keep-pngs-top-post-as-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Marape has the numbers to keep PNG’s top post as prime minister">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
RNZ News New research details the extent of racism, othering and tokenism faced by Māori and Pacific postgraduate students in Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, was based off responses of 43 Māori and Pacific students in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects. Many ... <a title="Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/maori-and-pacific-students-battle-racism-and-tokenism-at-university/" aria-label="Read more about Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Pacific athletes have won a total of 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, split among six nations. Samoa won the region’s only gold, through weightlifter Don Opolenge and the nation’s lifters also won three silver medals. They also gained a silver in boxing. Fiji won four medals overall, two of them ... <a title="Pacific takes impressive Games haul of 13 medals in Birmingham" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/pacific-takes-impressive-games-haul-of-13-medals-in-birmingham/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific takes impressive Games haul of 13 medals in Birmingham">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal in Majuro The Marshall Islands lost its covid-free status yesterday when tests confirmed six positive cases in the capital, the first known community transmission since the pandemic started in early 2020. It was not immediately clear the source of the covid-19 spread as Marshall Islands borders ... <a title="Marshall Islands loses ‘covid-free’ status with 6 cases confirmed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/marshall-islands-loses-covid-free-status-with-6-cases-confirmed/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands loses ‘covid-free’ status with 6 cases confirmed">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
By Jairo Bolledo of Rappler in Manila Former Philippines vice-presidential candidate and Laban ng Masa chairperson Walden Bello has been arrested for two counts of alleged cyber libel by the police. Bello, 76, is a globally renowned environmental and social justice activist and academic. Bello’s arrest yesterday was confirmed by his executive secretary and Laban ... <a title="Philippine police arrest ex-VP social justice candidate Bello for cyber libel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/philippine-police-arrest-ex-vp-social-justice-candidate-bello-for-cyber-libel/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine police arrest ex-VP social justice candidate Bello for cyber libel">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby If there is a glimmer of hope in Papua New Guinea’s violence marred national general elections, then it has to be the elevation of a lone woman to the National Parliament. It took the People’s National Congress (PNC) Governor-elect of Central Province, Rufina Peter, three ... <a title="Hope for women in PNG elections – Peter becomes lone female governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/hope-for-women-in-png-elections-peter-becomes-lone-female-governor/" aria-label="Read more about Hope for women in PNG elections – Peter becomes lone female governor">Read more</a>
