Nauru’s Director of Public Prosecutions will be filing an appeal against the granting of a permanent stay of the trial of 19 defendants accused charged with riot and other offences.
The group dubbed the Nauru 19 will this week find out whether their trial over an anti-government protest more than three years ago has been thrown out.
The Pacific Skills Partnership was launched at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru this week re-affirming the vital link between skills and sustainable development in the region.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Nauru have signed grant and project agreements to help transform the Aiwo boat harbour into the country’s first fully functioning international port.
The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum will seek a formal apology from China over "disruptive and bullying" behaviour of a Chinese government official at a Forum meeting in Nauru.
Chung, who has been at the helm of OFC since 2011, took the decision after much deliberation citing personal reasons.
The OFC Executive Committee will meet on Sunday 8 April.
