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Oceans Apart? UK & Pacific Partnerships & Shared Values

Oceans Apart? UK & Pacific Partnerships & Shared Values

Mrs Laura Clarke, British High Commissioner to New Zealand, and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands:
“My job this evening is to talk – no pressure – about the UK and the Pacific. Given that the Pacific spans almost a third of the globe, and is made up of a multiplicity of individual states and territories, each with their own culture, history, politics and beliefs, it is no small task.
So I’d like to start with…

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Retire Where You Won’t Pay Taxes

Retire Where You Won’t Pay Taxes

To paraphrase Ben Franklin, nobody is perhaps more familiar with life’s certainties — death and taxes — than doctors… You, like many other doctors, are likely wishing that taxes were a burden you didn’t have to shoulder. The tax pain is perhaps more acute for physicians nearing retirement.
There are a number of countries that charge their citizens no income tax. Great, you might think, that’s precisely where I’ll retire….

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Port Vila Celebrates 44 Years

Port Vila Celebrates 44 Years

The anniversary was celebrated yesterday under the theme, ‘Together for a greater Port Vila’. In his official remark, Port Vila Mayor, Albert Daniel acknowledged that Port Vila is known throughout the region and even internationally for being ….

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Vanuatu’s ‘trustworthy friend’

Vanuatu’s ‘trustworthy friend’

Not long ago, Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai paid his first official visit to China. During the visit, Prime Minister Salwai met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and held talks with Premier Li Keqiang.

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