Pacific Anti-Corruption Updates (8 July 2016) – Cook Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji

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From the UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with support from the Australian Government. Updates shared by Mihaela Stojkoska, Luisa Senibulu, and Samita Singh.
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COOK ISLANDS:
Opposition leader Bishop stands trial next month.  Cook Islands Opposition leader and Aitutaki MP Teinakore Bishop will stand trial in a high profile case at the Cook Islands High Court next month.   
SAMOA:
PM defends tax haven role.  Samoa's Prime Minister has defended its role as an offshore tax haven, claiming the ravages of climate change have left the islands increasingly reliant on the revenue it brings.
VANUATU:
PM Salwai calls for stronger commitment to manage tuna resource.  Vanuatu's Prime Minister says Forum island leaders will need to make a stronger commitment to improve the management responsibility of their tuna fishery if Pacific islands Forum Fisheries Agency members are to continue to enjoy the benefits of their valuable tuna resource.    
FIJI:
Office of the DPP is independent and non-political.  The Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde says the Office of the DPP is a constitutional office of the State established under the Constitution, and is an independent and non-political office. 
'A-G not fit to deliver'.  Shadow minister for defence and public enterprise and trade, Mosese Bulitavu, says Finance Minister and Attorney-Generalz Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is not fit to deliver quality service to the various ministries and departments under his portfolios.
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=360789
For more information about the UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project, please get in touch with:
Mihaela Stojkoska, Anti-Corruption Specialist - Pacific, UNDP, mihaela.stojkoska@undp.org
Luisa Senibulu, Governance Programme Associate, UNDP/UNODC, luisa.senibulu@undp.org
Samita Singh, Programme Assistant - Anti-Corruption, UNDP/UNODC, samita.singh@undp.org

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