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November 23, 2018
By Richard M. Nanua and Royson Willie in Port Vila Vanuatu’s Magistrates Court has remanded a Bangladeshi couple over what is alleged to be the biggest human trafficking and slavery case in Vanuatu and the region. Sekdah Somon and Buxoo Nabilah Bibi – the owners of the “Mr Price” home and furniture store in Vanuatu ... <a title="Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/couple-remanded-in-big-vanuatu-human-trafficking-slavery-case/" aria-label="Read more about Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Port Moresby … accused over “new media control strategy” in South Pacific. Image: SCMP Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the discrimination practised by the Chinese delegation against local and international media at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held last weekend in Papua ... <a title="RSF condemns Chinese exclusion of journalists at APEC side events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/rsf-condemns-chinese-exclusion-of-journalists-at-apec-side-events/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Chinese exclusion of journalists at APEC side events">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2018
The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea came under attack yesterday as angry police and corrections officers stormed into Parliament Haus and destroyed the main entrance. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk National District Governor Powes Parkop has pledged that it will be business as usual today in the Papua New Guinean capital of ... <a title="‘Business as usual’ vows Parkop after storming of PNG Parliament, rioting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/business-as-usual-vows-parkop-after-storming-of-png-parliament-rioting/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Business as usual’ vows Parkop after storming of PNG Parliament, rioting">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2018
PNG security forces protesting in Waigani over unpaid APEC security allowances. Image: Loop PNG By RNZ Pacific Hundreds of Papua New Guinea police have descended on Parliament Haus in the Port Moresby suburb of Waigani demanding payments they say they are owed for providing security at last weekend’s APEC leaders summit. RNZ Pacific’s correspondent in ... <a title="Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/hundreds-of-protesting-png-police-move-in-on-parliament-over-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2018
NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces a K22 million (NZ$10 million) aid project to help polio vaccination for Papua New Guineans at the St John Ambulance Operations Centre in Port Moresby. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A former prime minister has accused Papua New Guinea’s current leader Peter O’Neill of exposing the country ... <a title="Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/former-pm-sir-mekere-blasts-lavish-staging-and-ridicule-of-apec/" aria-label="Read more about Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2018
SODELPA’s Lynda Tabuya … “breath of fresh air” in Fiji politics. Image: Wikimedia Commons By Koroi Tadulala in Suva The role of women in every segment of society is vital and this is slowly been reflected through more women contesting political spaces in Fiji. This year recorded the highest number of women contesting the country’s ... <a title="Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/fiji-women-have-confidence-that-their-gender-in-politics-will-hear-their-voices/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2018
A look at the lives of Pacific islanders who choose to ignore or struggle to embrace their heritage. Video: Plastic Polynesia trailer By Leilani Sitagata Two final-year communication studies students at Auckland University of Technology decided for their end-of-year project to film a mini documentary about what it means to be a “plastic” islander. The ... <a title="Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/19/telling-the-real-stories-behind-plastic-pacific-islanders-and-stereotypes/" aria-label="Read more about Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2018
By Sri Krishnamurthi “Fake News” was the catch phrase of the 2018 Fiji Elections – the second democratic elections since Commodore, now Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, carried out Fiji’s fourth coup in 2006. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama … reelected with easily the strongest personal vote in the Fiji general election but his FijiFirst party has ... <a title="2018 Fiji elections – the ‘fake news’ catchphrase of this poll but beware" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/19/2018-fiji-elections-the-fake-news-catchphrase-of-this-poll-but-beware/" aria-label="Read more about 2018 Fiji elections – the ‘fake news’ catchphrase of this poll but beware">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2018
The Fiji Times editorial … “The challenge for individual voters is to cast aside differences, and unite for a common goal, to move our nation forward.” Image: PMC screenshot EDITORIAL COMMENT: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times Yesterday marked the end of the 2018 Fiji General Election. It marked the end of a ... <a title="‘The people have spoken’ – Fiji Times comments on a split election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/19/the-people-have-spoken-fiji-times-comments-on-a-split-election/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The people have spoken’ – Fiji Times comments on a split election">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2018
FijiFirst leader Voreqe Bainimarama with supporters during a FijiFirst family fun day in Savusavu before the 2018 general election. Image: FijiFirst FB page By Wansolwara Staff It’s official. FijiFirst has won the 2018 general election in Fiji, raking in 227,241 votes (50.02 percent) from 2173 stations counted and securing a second four-year term in office. ... <a title="FijiFirst wins Fiji election after tightly contested race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/18/fijifirst-wins-fiji-election-after-tightly-contested-race/" aria-label="Read more about FijiFirst wins Fiji election after tightly contested race">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2018
Diplomats, officials and party representatives today at the National Results Centre in Suva awaiting the final declaration of the Fiji general election. Image: Nanise Volau/ Wansolwara Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s FijiFirst party has triumphed in the general election and will govern for a second four-year term after winning most votes FFP ... <a title="FijiFirst wins second four-year term in office in Fiji general election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/18/fijifirst-wins-second-four-year-term-in-office-in-fiji-general-election/" aria-label="Read more about FijiFirst wins second four-year term in office in Fiji general election">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2018
Manus Governor Charlie Benjamin … critical of Port Moresby government’s lack of consultation. Image: RNZ Pacific By RNZ Pacific The governor of Papua New Guinea’s Manus Province has hinted that he could obstruct Australia’s bid to build a naval port on Manus Island. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on November 1 that his country ... <a title="PNG governor may block Australian naval base bid on Manus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/18/png-governor-may-block-australian-naval-base-bid-on-manus/" aria-label="Read more about PNG governor may block Australian naval base bid on Manus">Read more</a>
