Fr. Paulo Amato, a Tongan priest working in Jamaica, is in not only in charge of two parishes but is also working with the wider community. Father Paulo says the church has organised a programme for the youth which involves preparing school leavers for the job market. “We know there are lots of young people looking for jobs and we Read more
Resident in the squatter settlement of Tauvegavega in Ba are calling for help after three months without water Ashok Kumar, a resident in the area said even before the floods hit the area, there was no water in the taps. “There has been no water in the day or night and as a result the residents Read more
A Saint Joseph’s College teacher has been told to take leave until sexual harassment allegations against him are cleared. The allegations were made and then withdrawn when he was working at the University of the South Pacific, but he was “let go”. Director of Catholic Education Aeau Chris Hazelman said they were only made aware of the Read more
A diplomatic incident standoff between Tonga and New Zealand has been bubbling away about some unaccounted for aid money. The Tongan Auditor General was the first to raise the issue in November when he discovered after the elections, that around $250,000 of the donor money could not be accounted for. The money had been transferred from Treasury to Read more
Because of the damaged caused by the Fiji floods, 165 students from Votua Catholic School have been relocated to Khalsa Primary and Khania Primary schools as part of contingency measures by the Education Ministry to minimise disruptions to classes. Prime Minister Commodore Bainimarama said the unity shown by students in the face of devastation caused Read more
The plan by Catholic schools in Samoa to introduce sex education into its curriculum is supported by Samoa’s Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Magele Mauiliu Magele. The Minister said such topics need to be taught so that students are well informed of the consequences of HIV Aids and also methods of prevention. However Magele Read more
A former diplomat who asked for his name to be withheld for “obvious reasons” says church donations burden the poor and they should be bold enough to “at least admit” that it contributes to hardship within families. He said the church needs to stop being “ignorant” about the plight of poor people who are “slaving” Read more
The Diocese of Chalan Kanoain the Northern Marianas are still waiting for a new Bishop. Almost two years have passed since Bishop Tomas A.Camacho resigned. Bishop Camacho was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands. He served as bishop from 1984 until his retirement in 2010. Fr. Ryan Read more
Archbishop Ribat, The Catholic Archbishop of Papua New Guinea, has called on Michael Somare to resign from politics so as to avoid a repeat of last week’s political tension. Archbishop Ribat says while the Catholic Church recognises that the Supreme Court ruled Sir Michael Somare be reinstated, it wants him to end the fight to Read more
Pressure is growing on Ms Gillard and Mr Abbott to put politics aside and sort out the border protection mess. On Thursday The Australian reported Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has been given the authority to put the Nauru detention centre on the table in talks with the Opposition aimed at ending the stand-off over offshore Read more