No apology for nuclear testing from French president
The president of France has stopped short of apologising for his country s nuclear tests in French Polynesia between 1966 and 1996.
Emmanuel Macron, in a speech during his official Pacific territorial visit, instead said Paris owed a debt to French Polynesia s people and better compensation for victims of the tests.
The nuclear tests remain a deep source of resentment towards France and only 63 victims have so far received any reparations.
Fiji s $US1.78 billion Budget passed in Parliament
Fiji s 1.78 billion US-dollar national budget has been passed in Parliament.
The government says the 2021-2022 budget is designed with three objectives, all of it linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, amied at protecting Fijians from the coronavirus, supporting individuals and businesses and future proofing Fiji, .
The Bougainville Disaster Office says after several days of searching there has been no sign of the six people who went missing while on a trip to Nissan Island.
The group which included Bougainville Health Minister, Charry Napto and his wife and son, left Buka for Nissan late morning last Saturday.
Sunset over a calm ocean in Bougainville.
Photo: Wellington Chocolate Factory
But they never arrived on the outer island.
A survivor reached shore and has been able to tell officials about the sudden sinking of the banana boat, but the head of the Disaster Office, Lieutenant Colonel John Imaka, says, despite a wide search by aircraft and boats, nothing has been found.
Bougainville boat tragedy survivor says seas very rough rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.