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FITNESS to Fight Corruption. Malimali's Tuvalu admission - Drunk and Crashing Out in the Judge's Hotel Room who was hearing her client's case- a damaging blow to FICAC's Integrity. Her SACKING is JUSTIFIED
Fiji Leaks
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June 19, 2025
Fijileaks: Under Judicial Service Commission (JSC) standards, knowledge of such serious misconduct—specifically, Malimali admitting to drinking and “crashing out” in a judge’s room during the Tuvalu appeal—would almost certainly have disqualified...
The Malimali Version. She breaks cover at COI about Tuvalu hotel: 'There was this old dude there. I think I got drunk...I had a beer, then a few more beers-then I think, I may have had a couple of whiskeys-then blacked out
Fiji Leaks
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June 18, 2025
The then Justice Norman Franzi Fijileaks: While we are withholding the full report, we are publishing a limited, verified extract from the COI Report which directly relates to what came to be known as the 'Tuvalu Tryst' between Malimali and the...
‘Why us?’ NZ raises alarm as U.S eyes travel ban on Tonga, Vanuatu and Tuvalu
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 17, 2025
The New Zealand Government has voiced serious concerns over a proposed United States travel ban that could block citizens from three Pacific nations, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tuvalu from entering the country. It’s part of U.S President Donald Trump’s...
Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list, includes Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
The New Zealand Herald
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June 15, 2025
The memo identified varied benchmarks that, in the administration’s estimation, these countries were failing to meet. Some countries had “no competent or co-operative central government authority to produce reliable identity documents or other...
Regional judicial symposium underway
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior...
Tuvalu calls for sea level rise treaty at UN Oceans Conference
RNZ
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June 11, 2025
Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN Tuvalu prime minister Feleti Teo has called for an international treaty on sea level rise at the UN Oceans Conference in France. Speaking to delegates in Nice, Teo said the ocean is critical to his country's economy, culture...
Tuvalu Prime Minister calls for global collaboration to combat climate change
TP+
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June 9, 2025
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti P. Two. Photo: Wikimedia Over the weekend during his address at the Ocean Rise and Resilience Coalition Summit, Prime Minister Feleti P. Teo of Tuvalu highlighted the urgent need for global collaboration to combat the...
Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Faces Climate Existential Crisis, Frustration With Slow Funding
Inter Press Service
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June 12, 2025
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Australia opens resettlement to Tuvalu citizens
Port Macquarie News
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June 12, 2025
Given the small population, it is possible that all citizens could use the pathway to relocate in Australia by mid-century, however Prime Minister Feleti Teo said he believed most would stay, and others would return.
This is only country in the world without capital city, spread over 21 sqmt, not Vatican, Monaco, Tuvalu, it is..., located in...
DNA India
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According to historians, 12 tribes used to rule here traditionally, the effect of which is also visible on the flag of the country. The main source of income for the people here is forest mining. There are hundreds of countries in the world, which...
Tuvalu’s coral reefs under stress, yet signs of life offer hope
Pacific Media Network
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Tuvalu’s coral reefs are under stress, but a marine ecologist says there are still signs of life in the lagoons, which brings reason for optimism. In a collaborative expedition between National Geographic Pristine Seas (NGPS) and the Tuvalu...
PM proposes Vietnam, Tuvalu soon establish diplomatic ties
VietnamPlus
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June 9, 2025
Nice (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope that Vietnam and Tuvalu will soon officially establish diplomatic relations, while meeting with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Penitala Teo on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations...
'No community is immune to climate change impact:' Tuvalu's prime minister calls for global action on sea-level rise
The Pacific Island Times
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June 9, 2025
A 16-year-old child swims in the flooded area of Aberao village in Kiribati. The Pacific island is one of the countries worst affected by sea-level rise. Photo courtesy of UNICEF By Pacific Island Times News Staff Feleti P. Teo, Tuvalu’s prime...
PM proposes Việt Nam, Tuvalu soon establish diplomatic ties
Vietnam News Agency
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NICE — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính expressed his hope that Việt Nam and Tuvalu will soon officially establish diplomatic relations, while meeting with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Penitala Teo on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean...
At Ocean Summit in France, Tuvalu calls for global action on sea level rise
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 9, 2025
As Pacific nations descend upon Nice, France to join the rest of the world at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), from 9 – 13 June 2025, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo has highlighted the urgent need for global...
US threatens 36 more countries with travel bans — mapped
The Times
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The Trump administration has given dozens of countries an ultimatum to improve the vetting of their travellers to the US or risk being blacklisted. The State Department identified 36 countries in danger of joining the 12 already subject to US...
Prime Minister Of Tuvalu Calls For Global Action On Sea Level Rise At Ocean Summit In France
Scoop
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Nice, France – Saturday, June 7, 2025 – During his address at the Ocean Rise and Resilience Coalition Summit, Prime Minister Hon. Feleti P. Teo of Tuvalu highlighted the urgent need for global collaboration to combat the existential threat posed...
Tuvalu said gas project decision was a matter of trust. Then it wasn’t
Financial Review
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June 2, 2025
The Albanese government’s decision to sign off on an extension to Woodside’s massive gas export facility was met with predictable howls of protest from the climate movement. Less predictable, though, was the response of Pacific Island countries,...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...