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Dead animals on Chatham Islands beaches
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Posted on Apr 14 2000
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Dead cattle and sheep have washed up on beaches in the Chatham Islands after the cargo ship Jenka ran into rough weather between the islands and Timaru, New Zealand.
Eighty cattle and as many as 2,500 sheep were on board when the ship’s cargo shifted in bad weather, causing the vessel to list heavily.
Many of the animals were then dumped overboard.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry officials are investigating the
incident.
PNG women press for stringent crime penalties
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea—Women leaders have called for the establishment of the death penalty and castration for serious crimes.
National Council of Women president Susan Setae has urged that legislative changes be introduced in Parliament to deal with crimes of violence and child abuse. She warned of a nationwide strike if the government does not take action immediately.
Setae said women have always been against the death penalty “because of our love for our sons. But if they continue to rape women then we have no choice but to impose capital punishment.”
A. Samoa gov. orders hald to tax payment
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa– Governor Tauese Sunia has ordered Treasurer Tifi Ale to cease payments under the Child Tax Credit, a benefit adopted from the U.S. federal tax code by the territorial government three years ago.
He said, “There are no legally appropriate revenues from which to pay these claims.”
Governor Tauese took this stand after the Fono (Legislature) rejected a proposal from his administration to delete the federal tax code item from local laws last year. At the time, the governor warned lawmakers that if the proposal was not passed “it would cost the government between $800,000 and $5 million to fund,” for which it did not have revenues.
Lawmakers ended the 26th Legislature on March 31 without taking any actions on the proposed legislation Fono deliberations will resume in mid-July. (Pacific Islands Report)
