Censorship: New Zealand Law Society Bans Fijian Job Ads MarketWatch (press release) SUVA, Fiji, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The New Zealand Law Society ("NZLS") is banning the Fijian Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from advertising legal positions in its magazine, Law Talk. In an email to the Office of the DPP last ...
Calls for Fiji banks to go easy on flood victims ABC Online Fiji's Consumer Council has called on the nation's banks to follow the lead of other financial institutions in offering relief to flood stricken customers. Council CEO Premila Kumar has told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program one financial ...
Fiji Welcomes UN Needs Assessment Mission for Upcoming Elections Sacramento Bee By The Republic of Fiji SUVA, Fiji, Feb. 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Fijian Government today accepted an offer from the United Nations to send a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to Fiji ahead of the planned Parliamentary elections.
X Factor needed in Fiji 7s team Fijivillage The Digicel Fiji 7s team needs a player with the x-factor who can create an opportunity when the defensive wall is hard to break in the IRB 7s series. This is what former Flying Fijians Rugby World Cup most successful coach, Ilivasi Tabua believes that ... Team supportFiji Times
Hazing court martial begins for Marine sergeant Fox News KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii – A sergeant singled out a member of his squad at their patrol base in Afghanistan, a military prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the military trial of a Hawaii-based Marine accused of hazing a fellow Marine who later committed ...
Hawaii's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program MarketWatch (press release) Candonino Agusen, 16, of Kailua-Kona and Jackson Button, 13, of Waialua today were named Hawaii's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of ...
Time short for Maori ward poll Hawke's Bay Today Time is running out on a decision whether to hold a poll that will ask if Hastings District Council should have a Maori ward as part of its 2013 election. The council's Maori Joint Committee will meet today to discuss the options, which included ... Ngati Kahungunu to be consulted over asset salesRadio New Zealand
We won't know anything about England until they have their Samoa moment Daily Mail (blog) They call it the 'spirit of Samoa'. It is a reference to Wales' thrilling, bruising, must-win victory over the mighty Pacific Islanders in the pool stage of the World Cup. It was the coming of age of this Wales team. The moment an unproven side of ...
Samoa eyes central produce export place in Auckland Radio New Zealand International Samoa's agriculture minister says talks are being held to set up a base in Auckland to centralise the country's produce exports. Le Mamea Ropati says the discussions involve Samoa's trade commissioner in New Zealand and the consul in Auckland.
Did it have to come to this? Times-Standard In December 2011, HWMA decided to offer a three-year lease of Samoa on certain terms, contingent on ACRC's permanent withdrawal of its lawsuit against HWMA by Jan. 6, 2012. ACRC informed HWMA that it was willing to lease the facility to HWMA on the ...
Tahiti issues enter French pre-election discourse Radio New Zealand International This comes after the Socialists accused the French President of just having woken up to the problems in Tahiti. In a televised address, Nicolas Sarkozy outlined economic measures and surprised viewers by announcing that classified documents about the ...
Tahiti opposition says Paris building sale a folly Radio New Zealand International The transaction was a condition by France for it to release a 60 million US dollar loan, which is instrumental for the government in Tahiti to meet its obligations. Mr Fritch says the President, Oscar Temaru, was out of the country while the deal was ...
Tahitian Noni International Creates Two New Super Snack Bars MarketWatch (press release) PROVO, Utah, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tahitian Noni International (TNI) announced the release of the Fit Body Composition System that takes a new, innovative approach to fat loss. It combines natural, powerful bioactive-based products with ...
SAM's Gauguin show gives equal due to different traditions The Seattle Times "Women of Tahiti (Femmes de Tahiti)" by Paul Gauguin is typical of his paintings during the early part of his first stay in the Pacific, in depicting Tahitian women in simple poses. Marquesan ear ornaments inspired the ornate fence Gauguin painted in ...
Orange Tahiti review Wired.co.uk The Orange Tahiti is actually made by Chinese manufacturer Huawei and comes in a brushed aluminium casing, which helps to offset the budget appearance. The display resolution of 1280x800 pixels looks nice and sharp on the 7-inch screen (Motorola's Xoom ...
Film role inspires Tonga student to complete nursing degree Radio Australia The fickle finger of fate has intervened in the career of Netane Takau a Tongan nursing student at Unitec in New Zealand. Firstly, a generous aunt offered to pay for Netane to do nursing, not a profession of his choosing. Secondly, around the time he ...
France urged to clean up deadly waste from its nuclear tests in Polynesia The Guardian Despite the repeated demands of the Polynesian authorities, a bill passed by the French parliament in 2010 disregarded the environmental consequences of the nuclear tests. It did, however, acknowledge their impact on public health and provide for ...
Polynesian stilt step may bring $50000 in inaugural Oceanic artifact auction Antique Trader 11 event will feature 150 lots of original, diverse works from the regions of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Indonesia and Australia. The auction's timing coincides with the 26th Annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show to be held Feb.
SAM's Gauguin show gives equal due to different traditions The Seattle Times The Seattle Art Museum's "Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise" gives equal weight to French artist Paul Gauguin and the Oceanic art that inspired him. By Michael Upchurch "Three Tahitians" (1899), Paul Gauguin. Gauguin used the two women painted ...
French Polynesia to launch quest for seabed mineral rights Radio New Zealand International French Polynesia's pro-independence member of the French Senate wants Paris to change the 2004 organic law to give French Polynesia access to seabed minerals in its economic zone. Richard Tuheiava says France has been exploring for rare earths in ...
French Polynesia cedes Paris property in loan deal Radio New Zealand International The French Polynesian government has signed up to an agreement with France to sell the territory's flagship property in Paris in order to free up a Development Bank loan. The signing took place in Papeete by the vice-president Antony Geros and the ...
