One dead, hundreds homeless in Tonga
Officials state that it’s a ‘miracle’ that only one person lost her life when cyclone Ian hit the Ha’api islands
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Nauru plans $8000 media visa fee
A Nauru government spokesman claims that the 3900% increase is purely for revenue generation
Vanuatu boycotts MSG Indonesia visit
Officials claim that the programme fails to bridge the ‘information gap’ between government and the people
An end to impunity
The ability of men to act with impunity against other people, to terrorise the weak and intimidate even the strong, is a problem shared by every Pacific island nation. And yet it remains undocumented and unrecognised in large parts of Pacific societies.
Cents and Sensibility
Vanuatu's 2014 budget speech contained a brisk and moderately positive assessment of the state of the nation’s finances and not much more.
VANUATU BUDGET 2014
In this special interactive feature, we provide a detailed, drill-down view of annual government spending.