PACIFIC NEWS BRIEFS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's national hospital is rationing critical medicine due to a low supply, with outside help offering temporary relief.
Last week, the Health Ministry received an urgent air freight shipment from Fiji-based Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH), covering only about half...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Latu has been acquitted in an electoral bribery case.
Kaniva Tonga reports that a former cabinet minister alleged he paid a town officer a substantial sum during the election campaign last November.
However, the Supreme Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Police Commissioner has announced a strong police presence for this year's Independence celebrations, which began Friday.
The Samoa Observer reports acting Commissioner Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga saying 400 officers will be deployed across all events.
He said...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Security College says a regional strategy is needed to combat the growing methamphetamine crisis in the region.
The Australia-based college has released a new report proposing a regional summit to address the crisis.
The Turning the Tide Together report says...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A United States government report has revealed a slow breakdown in funding mechanisms for the Freely Associated States (FAS).
The renewed Compact of Free Association (COFA) agreements signed in 2023 with Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Republic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic has opened at Samoa's Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Apia.
The clinic was officially opened by Minister of Health Vaaaoao Salumalo Alofipo and China's Ambassador to Samoa, Fei Mingxing.
Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors, Dr Xu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new initiative in Samoa aims to strengthen prevention and response to drug abuse among children and adolescents in the country.
In a joint statement, the governments of Samoa and Japan, together with UNICEF, said it comes amid growing concern about the harmful impact...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve fuel given uncertainties of fuel supply globally.
The move is to save energy and reduce the strain on the Marshalls Energy Company's diesel...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Residents of Safata are reacting with relief and cautious optimism after being informed that the long-awaited $WST 10 million distribution will be released either this week or next.
The $10 million is the compensation paid by the New Zealand government for the damages...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Overnight and early Wednesday morning, Hawaiian Electric restored power to more than 1,500 customers across Maui County, Hawaiʻi Island, and Oʻahu who were impacted by the powerful Kona low storm.
Power restoration is taking longer in areas hit by heavy downpours that...