Pacific Beat

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  MV Awka passengers feared the worst before supply drop 13.10.2026 50min

  Before their rescue, passengers on board the stranded ferry Awka in Solomon Islands were starting to fear the worst, but Starlink kept them connected to the outside world.
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  Questions over MPs use of public funds for overseas medical treatment 09.10.2026 46min

  Questions have been raised over the use of public funds by Solomon Islands senior officials to seek medical treatment overseas.
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  Pre-COP31 enters final day of discussions 08.10.2026 50min

  Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may have left Fiji but discussions at the Pre-COP31 meeting continued well into last night. As expected, climate finance dominated the talks.
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  World leaders face the consequences of climate change in Tuvalu 07.10.2026 47min

  On the sidelines of Pre-COP31, leaders have been brought face to face with the people living on the frontline of global warming
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  PNG PM pledges financial help to Tuvalu to combat rising seas at Pre-COP 06.10.2026 46min

  Pre-COP's first guest, PNG Prime Minister James Marape has pledged financial help to Tuvalu's land reclamation project to combat rising seas.
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  Pre-COP31 kicks off in Fiji with few world leaders expected to attend 05.10.2026 52min

  As Fiji and Tuvalu host Pre-COP31 this week, one village in Fiji has been living in tents for more than five years, while another has moved altogether to escape rising seas.
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  New Counter Narcotics Bureau to lead Fiji's fight against drugs 02.10.2026 47min

  Fiji's parliament has passed new laws creating a Counter Narcotics Bureau, giving authorities new powers to search, seize and carry out covert operations.
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  More lost drugs brings total to 52kg cocaine missing from Fiji High Court 01.10.2026 48min

  Fiji police say another batch of drugs held as evidence in the Suva High Court, is missing, bringing the total amount of missing cocaine from the high court to 52kg.
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  $10 million worth of cocaine replaced with flour in Fiji's High Court 30.09.2026 45min

  $10 million worth of cocaine, stored at the Suva High Court, has been replaced with what's reported to be flour.
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  Sailors rescued from raft after a whale sinks their yacht 29.09.2026 49min

  Four people have been rescued after their yacht struck a whale and capsized while sailing between Fiji and New Zealand.
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  Advocacy groups warn Naoero's ICC withdrawal risks eroding human rights 28.09.2026 52min

  Amnesty International says Naoero's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court risks undermining human rights protections in the Pacific.
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  More babies than ever born with HIV in Fiji's largest hospital 25.09.2026 45min

  HIV has been declared a national crisis in Fiji and an increasing number of mothers are passing the virus onto their babies.
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  Police in PNG arrest two men suspected of being involved in big Port Moresby robbery 24.09.2026 51min

  Police in Port Moresby have arrested two men believed to be involved in one of PNG's biggest robberies.  
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  Fiji constitutional referendum could be held before the year's end 23.09.2026 48min

  Sweeping constitutional changes could be put to a referendum in Fiji before the end of the year.
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  Fijian civil groups concerned constitutional review may delay elections 22.09.2026 47min

  Fiji's parliament is expected to receive a constitutional review report today, but some are worried that it might be used to delay the country's upcoming elections.
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  Samoan Police arrest two men over gang leader shooting in Vietnam 18.09.2026 44min

  Samoan Police have charged two men with conspiracy to murder in relation to the shooting of crime figure Lorenzo Lemalu in Vietnam.
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  MV Matui sinking highlights need for better maritime funding, says expert 17.09.2026 46min

  More than 30 people are still missing at sea from the sinking of the MV Matui in Vanuatu. Dr Peter Nuttal, a maritime expert at the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport, says regional powers need to prioritise their maritime aid towards upgrading ferries and purchasing seaworthy transport vessels.
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  Little hope left for missing passengers of MV Matui ferry disaster 16.09.2026 45min

  The search is still on for 38 people still missing from Vanuatu's MV Matui Ferry Disaster but there is little hope of finding anymore survivors.
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  MV Matui Ferry disaster exposes deep issues in ferry safety systems 15.09.2026 43min

  The search area after MV Matui ferry disaster in Vanuatu has been extended, with some 30 passengers still missing.  
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  Two dead and 30 missing in Vanuatu's worst maritime disaster 14.09.2026 49min

  Authorities say up to two people are dead and 30 are still missing after an inter-island ferry sank between Santo and Ambae.