Fiji’s Bainimarama suspended for breaching parliamentary privilege
Bainimarama the fifth MP to be suspended from the House after breaching privilege.
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Biggest solar power plant in Pacific region opens in Tonga
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Review aims to ensure education is a right across the Pacific
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Powerful 7.9 magnitude quake in Tonga
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