Author: TMC Palau

Police Sergeant Benedict Bryant outside Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Friday, June 5, 2026 [Photo Credit: AAP Image/Steven Markham] For grieving father Lachlan Wright, it was never about the sentence. But a NSW-first punishment for the police officer who killed his son has at least delivered some closure. “It’s a hard day, ’cause you go through a lot of memories,” he told reporters. Benedict Bryant was found guilty in November of dangerous driving occasioning death after he parked his unmarked car in front of a stolen trail bike ridden by Jai Wright in 2022.Article continues after advertisement The 16-year-old…

Christian Téin was allowed to return to New Caledonia in December 2025. Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS A Court in Paris has dropped all charges against pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin and 13 others in their alleged role in the May 2024 civil unrest in New Caledonia. In announcing their ruling on Friday in Paris to French national media, the panel of judges said they had based their decision on “insufficient” evidence (amounting to a “no case to answer”) for all of the 14 accused. The ruling came after almost two years of investigation on this case, which followed the grave civil…

Stock images of artificial intelligence apps, Monday, August 4, 2025. [Photo Credit: AAP Image/Jono Searle] More Australian drivers are letting artificial intelligence take a virtual look under their car’s bonnet in an effort to save money and help them fix issues at home. But in a trend experts say is concerning, one in every three motorists say they trust recommendations from AI chatbots as much as those from human mechanics. Automotive group Mycar revealed the findings on Friday in a report that also found more Australians were driving less, taking public transport more, and delaying vehicle upgrades to save money.…

[Source: Pitas Picture/Facebook] Ba Methodist High School is bracing for a tough challenge in today’s Pacific Schools Rugby League Championship as it prepares to take on Tonga Junior Boys. The match kicks off at 2pm, with the hosts calling on fans to come out and support the team. Team manager Tawake Waqanovo says the players have trained hard in recent weeks and are expecting a strong contest against the visitors. The championship will mark Ba Methodist’s first experience in regional competition.Article continues after advertisement “The boys know that this is no ordinary competition, and that we are playing against the…

[Source:Fiji Football Association/Facebook] The national men’s football side will play Vanuatu in Port Vila today in their first of two FIFA international friendlies. Coach Stephane Auvray wasted no time and got down to business, and they completed their final training session yesterday ahead of this afternoon’s match. Auvray says the Vanuatu matches will provide an ideal platform to assess players under international conditions and determine who possesses the qualities required for the next phase of Fiji football. He believes the squad has trained well so far; however, by next year, the level of performance and expectations at training will be…

About 100 Solomon Islands nurses are already contributing to health services in Vanuatu. Photo: Vanuatu Vanuatu is to recruit another 100 nurses from Solomon Islands as it tries to address a major shortage of health workers. The Vanuatu Daily Post reports the Acting Director General of Health, Santus Wari, saying the recruitment needs funding to be confirmed before it can go ahead. Solomon Islands has been assisting Vanuatu’s health workforce in recent years, with its nurses filling vacancies and helping with training. It is part of a broader cooperation agreement between the two Melanesian countries. Dr Wari said about 100…

[Source:World Rugby] Fiji Airways Men’s 7s recorded its second pool win at the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Bordeaux, France. The Osea Kolinisau-coached side defeated Great Britain 26-12 with a solid performance in the second half. Great Britain earlier beat South Africa 19-14. It was 14-7 at halftime with Filipe Sauturaga and Apete Narogo scoring tries. Narogo, scored a second-half double in their 31-12  over Kenya. George Bose, who could have got on the scoresheet in the first spell, didn’t miss after the break when he ran 70 meters to score their third.Article continues after advertisement Narogo was later sent…

[Fiji Rugby/Facebook] A brave effort from the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s was not enough after going down to Australia 19-7 in their second HSBC SVNS World Championship match in Bordeaux, France, this morning. The Fijiana had the opportunities to cause a major upset but failed to execute their chances. The Aussies started with a bang and got three successive tries to lead 19-nil before Mariana Talatoka sprinted away to score a converted try on the stroke of halftime. Fijiana earlier beat Japan 24-12 in its first game.Article continues after advertisement They play Brazil at 11:32 tonight in their final pool…

Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine Photo: Facebook / Pacific-Community-SPC Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine has told a high-level forum in Japan that island states need greater access to finance, and technology to better manage their oceans. Heine is among a handful of Pacific leaders – including Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, and Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr – attending the two-day Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo this week. “For my country, the ocean is not simply a resource. It is our identity, our livelihood, our history, and our future,” Heine told…

The Daily Guardian | June 05, 2026 Palau has continued to stand by Taiwan despite sustained pressure from China, which has allegedly used economic coercion, cyberattacks, and criminal influence operations in an effort to force Palau to sever diplomatic ties with Taipei, as reported by The Taipei Times. –  According to The Taipei Times, Taiwan’s Presidential Office announced that Vice President Hsiao Bikhim would travel to Palau from Saturday through Wednesday next week at the invitation of President Surangel Whipps Jr Whipps has repeatedly stated that Beijing has urged Palau to abandon Taiwan.Speaking in an interview in April, he said…