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Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaiian Airlines says it will suspend ‘Ohana by Hawaiian passenger flights between Honolulu and Molokai and Lanai starting Nov. 1, as well as cargo-only service within the Hawaiian Islands. Service between Honolulu and Kapalua in West Maui was suspended in March.
In a statement...
Apia, SAMOA — The scene was chaotic as thousands of people flocked to the EFKS Youth Hall at Mulinuu in the hope to process last-minute voter registrations before the official closure of electoral rolls, six months out from next year’s April 2021 general elections. Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr. Sa'...
Victoria, AUSTRALIA — A fake tax agent ripped off his close-knit community when he secretly filed fake claims on their behalf and kept tens of thousands of dollars for himself.
Polevia Sioli was given a two-year good behaviour bond by the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday and told to pay back $...
Apia, SAMOA — A man on trial in Samoa for posting comments online last year attacking the government's measles vaccination program is seeking the recusal of yet another judge presiding over his case.
Edwin Tamasese's defense lawyer has applied for recusal of Justice Alalatoa Rosella Papalii because...
Majuro, MARSHALL ISLANDS — The first group of Marshall Islanders from a location with widespread Covid-19 could be repatriated later this month.
The groundwork for several hundred islanders stranded in the United States to return home could begin soon.
Government officials confirmed that planning...
Apia, SAMOA — Voters in Samoa have been told they must register with the electoral commission by Thursday 8 October or face a fine.
Electoral commissioner Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio told TV1 Samoa 12,000 new voters have registered so far.
"Going on figures from the last census, we had targeted...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Member of Parliament for Lotofaga, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, has called for a vote against the leadership of the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in the 2021 General Election to prevent them from reshaping the judiciary, threatening the rule of law in Samoa.
In an...
Apia, SAMOA — Over 300 passengers who arrived on the first Covid-19 repatriation flight from Australia Friday night are now on mandatory quarantine for 21 days. The passengers included returning Samoan scholarship students from China and Japan and Samoan nationals who were stranded in Australia due...
Sydney, NEW ZEALAND — Air New Zealand operated its first repatriation flight from Sydney, Australia to Apia, Samoa on Friday (Samoa time). Flight NZ1960 departed Sydney around 11:00am AEST. The flight is Air New Zealand’s first repatriation flight to Samoa from outside New Zealand.
Air New Zealand...
Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS — Solomon Islands have recorded their first case of Covid-19.
The case was a student who had been repatriated from the Philippines earlier in the week.
He tested positive upon arrival, despite passing three earlier tests before departure while awaiting his flight.
The...