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Pacific Islands at the 2008 Olympic Games

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

It was great to see that all the Pacific Islands Nations sent athletes to this years’ Olympic Games. Special congratulations go to the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu teams for their countries’ first appearance in the summer games! Also a mention for the best result for the Pacific Islands: Ele Opeloge narrowly missed out on […]

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Tags: Fiji · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Nauru · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu

Nauru government returns to power

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

President Marcus Stephen gains a 6 seat majority in Nauru’s 18 member parliament after snap elections the past weekend. Stephen declared a state of emergency and dissolved parliament on April 18 as it ground to a halt due to a political impasse. They now have what Stephen calls a “strong workable majority”, which should bring […]

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Tags: Nauru