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MSG rejects separatist bid
Edit The Jakarta Post 15 Jul 2016
The MSG has agreed to hold further discussions at the extraordinary summit on MSG membership guidelines, which are expected to reach a conclusion in September at the next MSG conference in Port Vila, Vanuatu, he said ... The MSG comprises Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia ... On the other hand, Vanuatu is hostile toward Indonesia’s membership in the MSG and openly supports the separatist ULMWP ... ....
"We're in": ULMWP spokesman Benny Wenda says MSG membership likely
Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jul 2016
Melanesian leaders, meeting in Honiara, have deferred a decision on whether West Papua can gain full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group until a special meeting in Vanuatu in September ... ....
Empowering female role models in Nepal (Netball Australia)
Edit Public Technologies 15 Jul 2016
(Source. Netball Australia) ... 'After five years away from Vanuatu, I had forgotten what it was like to be hot and sticky all of the time. As soon as I stepped out of the plane in Kathmandu and the heat rushed at me, all of the memories came flooding back ... Since the earthquake there has been no netball at all in Nepal ... Sarah holds an Advanced Coaching Accreditation and has previously spent a year volunteering with Vanuatu Netball in 2011....
Police disperse Papuan separatist rally, arrest dozens of activists
Edit The Jakarta Post 14 Jul 2016
The rally was staged to call for a bigger group, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), to be given membership status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), a subregional organization of Pacific nations, comprising Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia. The ULMWP was formed last year when Vanuatu ......
Govt claims diplomatic ‘victory’ on Papua
Edit The Jakarta Post 14 Jul 2016
Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Luhut B ... MSG is a subregional grouping in the Pacific, comprising Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia ... The Jakarta Post. ....
Pacific Economies Forecast To Grow By 3.9% In 2016 Amid Rising Global Risks (ADB - Asian Development Bank)
Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
(Source. ADB - Asian Development Bank). MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- Most Pacific economies are unlikely to be significantly affected by heightened uncertainty in the global economy, says the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) July 2016 issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, launched today in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) ... Vanuatu's economy has benefitted from the start of major infrastructure and Cyclone Pam reconstruction projects....
MSG: The sick or the strong man of the Pacific?
Edit The Jakarta Post 13 Jul 2016
The MSG may be displaying the symptoms of a sick man ... Ambassador Mickey Roy Joy, Vanuatu’s top representative in Brussels, the capital of the EU, recently told the Vanuatu Daily Post that “the MSG has been too politicized by the member leaders and the MSG has tarnished its integrity” ... Last month, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu agreed to a new and more comprehensive trade agreement ... The Jakarta Post. ....
Negative propaganda of Papua
Edit The Jakarta Post 12 Jul 2016
Two small Pacific island countries, namely Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, have expressed their support for Papuan separatist aspirations ... Three recent joint attempts by Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands to champion more international support on Papuan separatism have clearly failed ... Hence, Indonesia was again successful this year in blocking Vanuatu and the Solomon Island’s motion to promote the ULMWP status....
Picking sides: A world of opinions on South China Sea
Edit Indian Express 12 Jul 2016
South China Sea dispute ruling. Since there is no enforcement mechanism for the ruling, any impact will depend on how the international community reacts. A case brought by U.S ... The U.S. is not a party to the South China Sea territorial disputes, nor to the U.N ... The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington said it could confirm official statements from Afghanistan, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Niger, Sudan, Togo and Vanuatu....
Goalkeeper sessions welcome (Oceania Football Confederation)
Edit Public Technologies 11 Jul 2016
Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) technical director Peter Takaro says it is great to have further training for local goalkeeper coaches to continue developing their skills, and in turn those of the players ... 'It's good to see some experienced Vanuatu goalkeepers like Seloni Iaruel and David Chilia attending, ... The FIFA Goalkeeper Coaching Course was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 4-8 July....
Sierra Leone News:No landing, no pirates: Port State Measures Agreement can sink illegal fishing
Edit Awoko 11 Jul 2016
Australia, Barbados, Cabo Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, the European Union (on behalf of its member states), Gabon, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Tonga, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu....
PSMA can sink illegal fishing
Edit The Jakarta Post 11 Jul 2016
Australia, Barbados, Cabo Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, the European Union (on behalf of its member states), Gabon, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Tonga, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu ... ... ....
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