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23 June 2014

Nauru honours World Refugee day

The Government of Nauru has declared Friday 20th June a public holiday in honour of World Refugee Day and in recognising and welcoming the refugees that are now living in our community. To date, there are 41 refugees in our community - 29 are ...

09 June 2014

Ronwan capital distribution

The Baron Waqa government will commence payment today (Monday, 9 June) of $60-million to landowners as part payment of the Ronwan capital. The Waqa government and the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (NPRT) have announced the following schedule: 1. Beginning the ...

09 June 2014

Parliament suspends 2 MPs for unruly behaviour

The Parliament of Nauru has suspended two members of parliament citing unruly behaviour in the last sitting of parliament in which they verbally abused the speaker of parliament and the president as well as cause damage to a microphone in parliament chambers. Members ...

05 June 2014

Rioting asylum seekers receive jail sentences in Nauru

Two asylum seekers convicted last month (16 May) of riot and unlawful assembly at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre in July 2013 causing $60-million in damages, received their separate jail sentences today (5 June). The first accused received ...

05 June 2014

Nauru calls for rethink on rising oceans

The republic of Nauru has reacted with alarm over new reports suggesting that the west Antarctic ice sheet is melting faster than initially thought. The reports indicate that global sea levels will rise by an additional four feet in the next few centuries, ...

04 June 2014

Hearings for asylum seekers charged over July 2013 riot continues, two convictions

One of the seven groups of asylum seekers accused of riot and unlawful assembly during a disturbance at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre in July 2013 have applied for an adjournment part way through proceedings to seek additional counsel to assist ...

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