The Personal is Ecological An Australian audio play ponders the fate of a threatened species and of the four humans who must save it, and themselves.
In Review: Extinction Ed Rampell
January 22, 2021
Though I am a cultural critic who regularly covers productions with environmental themes, Hannie Rayson’s
Extinction marks the first time I’ve reviewed a play with a plot that explores “the urgent need to combat manmade climate change to protect biodiversity.”
The 2015 world premiere of the award-winning Australian playwright’s drama was at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth. But now American and international audiences can hear
SOLOMON ISLANDS WAR IS OVER, SAYS THE MALAITA EAGLE FORCE Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/17/2000 - 00:00
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (October 17, 2000 - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation/PINA Nius Online) -As far as the Malaita Eagle Force is concerned, the two-year old ethnic war on Guadalcanal is over.
Spokesman Andrew Nori said Malaita Eagle Force bunkers and camps will be dismantled as part of the demilitarization process agreed to in the peace agreement signed in Townsville, Australia.
Malaita Eagle Force members are also expected to leave Honiara within the next few days or weeks.
(The ethnic conflict began when Guadalcanal militants tried to drive out settlers from another island, Malaita, claiming they dominated government and business and were taking over Guadalcanal land.
SOMARE SENTENCE: TWO WEEKS SUSPENSION | Pacific Islands Report pireport.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pireport.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CHOLERA OUTBREAK ON POHNPEI PROMPTS COLLEGE OF MICRONESIA-FSM TO END SEMESTER Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/15/2000 - 00:00
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PALIKIR, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (May 12, 2000 - FSM Information Service -The College of Micronesia-FSM national campus in Palikir has ended the semester early because of the island’s cholera outbreak. The closure is a precautionary measure.
The move affects almost 800 students, who have been told that their semester grade will be determined based on what it is at this point. There will be no final exams for this semester.
Students staying in dormitories will remain on campus because health officials have deemed the Palikir water system safe. Almost 200 students live in the dorms.
TONGA APPROVED TO BECOME UN’S 188TH MEMBER Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/30/1999 - 00:00
UNITED NATIONS, New York (July 29, 1999 Â Radio Australia) -The full United Nations Security Council has approved the admission of the Kingdom of Tonga as the world organization’s 188th member.
The Security Council s President, Malaysian Ambassador Agam Hasmy, has congratulated the Kingdom of Tonga on its inclusion in the UN.
The move is expected to be formally ratified by the General Assembly together with two other Pacific states, Nauru and Kiribati, later this year.
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