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April 12, 2020
By Ritika Pratap in Suva Fiji police have arrested 193 people in the last 24 hours for violations of the country’s coronavirus lockdown and the Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho, says they are classic examples of the “selfish group”. Of the 193 arrests, 139 people were arrested for social gathering breaches, 53 arrested for curfew ... <a title="Fiji police make 193 virus lockdown violation arrests, blast ‘selfish group’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/12/fiji-police-make-193-virus-lockdown-violation-arrests-blast-selfish-group/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police make 193 virus lockdown violation arrests, blast ‘selfish group’">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila While the Vanuatu government is investing its resources in tackling the coronavirus pandemic threat, it is now stretching its resources to tackle other natural disasters posing threats to the lives of the people – Cyclone Harold still moving over the country after lashing Santo and constant ash fall from ... <a title="Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/stretched-by-coronavirus-pandemic-vanuatu-faces-cyclone-mt-yasur-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Danny ShawFrom New York In the midst of the public health emergency ripping through the world, the United Nations and progressive forces throughout the Americas have called for a unified effort, transcending ideological differences, in defense of human life in the face of the COVID-10 pandemic. Russia ... <a title="Despite US Military Threats against Venezuela, Country Remains Strong against COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/despite-us-military-threats-against-venezuela-country-remains-strong-against-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Despite US Military Threats against Venezuela, Country Remains Strong against COVID-19">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Erick J. Padilla Rosas From Eugene, Oregon The COVID-19 pandemic poses a great challenge to countries with high levels of poverty, limited medical infrastructure, and a lack of universal access to health care. So far, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Puerto Rico is 286 ... <a title="Puerto Rico and COVID-19: A Precarious Healthcare System Faces Serious Challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/03/puerto-rico-and-covid-19-a-precarious-healthcare-system-faces-serious-challenges/" aria-label="Read more about Puerto Rico and COVID-19: A Precarious Healthcare System Faces Serious Challenges">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested nine alleged illegal border crossers and quarantined them in Vanimo, reports RNZ Pacific. The arrests came as East Sepik Governor Allan Bird called for “shoot to kill’ orders for illegal border crossers and a military control of areas along the border between Papua New Guinea ... <a title="PNG arrests 9 border crossers while governor calls for ‘shoot to kill’ order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/png-arrests-9-border-crossers-while-governor-calls-for-shoot-to-kill-order/" aria-label="Read more about PNG arrests 9 border crossers while governor calls for ‘shoot to kill’ order">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
OPINION: By Laurens Ikinia A sad story has taken place again in the PT Freeport Indonesia gold and copper mine area near Timika in West Papua on Monday with one New Zealander shot dead and seven other workers being severely wounded as reported by Asia Pacific Report yesterday. As one of the West Papuan students ... <a title="Freeport shooting: A sad tragedy, but don’t overlook past Papua repression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/freeport-shooting-a-sad-tragedy-but-dont-overlook-past-papua-repression/" aria-label="Read more about Freeport shooting: A sad tragedy, but don’t overlook past Papua repression">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By COHA’s Editorial Board From Washington DC The defense of human life in the Americas, in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, has become an ethical imperative for progressive forces throughout the region and beyond. The manner in which each government is now responding to the crisis ... <a title="COVID-19 Pandemic Spotlights Ethical Dimension of Hemispheric Affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/covid-19-pandemic-spotlights-ethical-dimension-of-hemispheric-affairs/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 Pandemic Spotlights Ethical Dimension of Hemispheric Affairs">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By Elias Nanau in Port Moresby Indonesia has issued a stern warning over illegal border crossers from Papua New Guinea. This follows Indonesia stepping up its security measures at the border in response to the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The First Secretary to the governor for West Sepik, Adam Wangu, has already informed people via ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/pacific-coronavirus-indonesia-issues-no-mercy-warning-on-border-crossing/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has – almost – made it through the first day of the national month-long lockdown, and according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, things have gone “as smoothly as could be expected”. Speaking to media today, Ardern highlighted just how much of a feat that was. The lockdown – unprecedented in ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day one: Things going as ‘smoothly as possible’, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/nz-lockdown-day-one-things-going-as-smoothly-as-possible-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day one: Things going as ‘smoothly as possible’, says PM">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2020
OPINION: By Antonio Sampaio in Dili The Timor-Leste authorities have to improve significantly the conditions in which journalists are working to cover the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. As the only foreign journalist in East Timor, I support the recommendations made today by the two associations of Timorese journalists. In a statement sent to Lusa ndewsagency, the ... <a title="‘We can’t keep working like this’ – a journalist’s plea to Timorese officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/we-cant-keep-working-like-this-a-journalists-plea-to-timorese-officials/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can’t keep working like this’ – a journalist’s plea to Timorese officials">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos of Massey University At the time of writing, there are 63 reported cases of COVID-19 in the Pacific. This includes one in Papua New Guinea, three in Fiji, seven in New Caledonia, 23 in French Polynesia, 29 in Guam and suspected cases in Samoa. The number is relatively ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Covid-19 exposes cracks in facade of regionalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/pacific-coronavirus-covid-19-exposes-cracks-in-facade-of-regionalism/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Covid-19 exposes cracks in facade of regionalism">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
By Sofia Tomacruz in Manila President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected calls to place Metro Manila on lockdown after health officials recorded a spike in Covid-19 novel coronavirus cases. In a late night press conference yesterday, Duterte said it was still “too early” to implement the sweeping restrictions that would limit people’s movements. “We have not ... <a title="Duterte rejects Metro Manila coronavirus lockdown for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/duterte-rejects-metro-manila-coronavirus-lockdown-for-now/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte rejects Metro Manila coronavirus lockdown for now">Read more</a>
