Hopes more Papua prisoners to be freed

RNZI: Amnesty International New Zealand says there’s no doubt that mounting international pressure played a part in the release of West Papua’s most high profile political prisoner after a decade in jail. Filep Karma was yesterday freed from a prison on the outskirts of Jayapura, the capital of Indonesia’s Papua province, to an emotional welcome…

‘There was no negotiation’

THE MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Milner Tozaka has denied any negotiation with Fiji government to resolve the air service agreement between Solomon Airlines and Fiji Airways in January this year. This came after chairman for Public Accounts Committee, Rick Hou told Parliament that the air-service agreement with Fiji, Papua New Guinea and…

Moves to address land issues in Malaita

The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government will carry out a major traditional boundary demarcation exercise program in Malaita Province next year. National Consultant for Land Reform in the Office of the Prime Minister Genesis Kofana revealed in an  interview this week. “This exercise will cost taxpayers money approximately worth $1million that is for Malaita…