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Fiji’s former Prime Minister has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the country's government. This comes as the nation's ranking in a global press freedom index has improved. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands this week elected a former foreign minister to become prime minister. It’s a development that suggests the South Pacific nation will keep its close ties with China. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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The Guam kingfisher, locally known as sihek, will return to the wild on May 4 as an experimental population on Palmyra Atoll, according to a final rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published in the Federal Register earlier this month.
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The United States is opening a new embassy in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu. It's the U.S. government's latest move to boost its presence and counter China's influence in the Pacific. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR's Derrick Malama reports.
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There's a change in the law when it comes to the media in one Pacific island nation. Fiji’s Prime Minister said his cabinet is working to repeal a law that calls for prison time and fines for content considered to be against the national interest.
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American Samoa's representative in Congress is raising urgent concerns about President Biden's initiation of a new National Marine Sanctuary in the Central Pacific. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR's Derrick Malama reports.
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The Pacific Island of Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to make a ruling on the climate crisis. That would include legal consequences for causing significant environmental harm. And the move has the backing of Australia. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in today’s Pacific News Minute.
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Regional tensions between the United States and China remain a concern for Pacific Island leaders. But when they gathered at the end of last week in Fiji, the leaders also had other topics on their agenda. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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The heads of five Micronesian nations hope that President Biden will soon visit their region for a leaders' summit. Experts say it would be a significant move in U.S. efforts to push back against Chinese influence in the region. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in today's Pacific News Minute.
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Next month will mark 12 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northern Japan. The Tokyo government is planning to release treated wastewater from that plant this year — and that's concerning leaders of Pacific Island nations. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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The United States now has an embassy open for business in the Solomon Islands. The facility opened last week, in the latest move by the U.S. government to counter China's push into the Pacific. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Last summer, a central Pacific nation refused to attend a gathering of regional leaders in Fiji due to several concerns. Now, Fiji’s new Prime Minister says he has repaired the damaged relationship with the country. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR’s Derrick Malama reports.