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EPA's discharge permit rule “was written so broadly that it penalizes Alaska’s fisherman for simply washing fish guts off their decks.." -- Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski. [Photo courtesy of Murkowski's office].
The US Congress has passed emergency legislation to protect commercial fishing vessels and vessels of less than 79 feet from being required by the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain incidental discharge permits -- at least for another few weeks. The bill, S. 2273 headed to president Donald...
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Bank of Hawaii announced on Friday that it is increasing its minimum wage level to $15 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2018. The current level is $12 per hour. The increase allows Bankoh to have a minimum wage level that is in line with the state’s “living wage,” which is often cited...
Aniseko Vaelei and Uili Manuleleua. [Samoa Observer]
Two escaped prisoners, considered extremely dangerous, are still on the run. The Police are urging members of the public to look out for Aniseko Vaelei and Uili Manuleleua. Contacted for a comment yesterday, Samoa Prisons and Corrections Services Deputy Commissioner Ulugia Niuia Aumua said the men...
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SAMOA PEACEKEEPERS LEAVE FOR SUDAN A contingent of 6 officers from the Samoa Police Service left for Sudan on Friday, Dec. 15 to serve as part of a United Nations deployment mission. Farewelled in a simple ceremony by the SPS executive, the officers will be deployed in Sudan for 12 months. Police...
Protesters burn a picture of US President Donald Trump during a protest in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. [Photo: AFP via RNZI]
Australia and other Pacific nations did not join more than 100 countries in voting at the UN for the US to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. US President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favour. A total of 128 countries backed the...
Samoa is to use the international 911 emergency call number, replacing the three different emergency call numbers currently in use - 994, 995 and 996. The purpose of the change is to eliminate confusion around the appropriate number to call the police, fire and hospital emergency services. The...
West Papua diplomatic surge  The internationalisation of the West Papuan self-determination struggle continued to gain traction at the UN level where several leaders of Pacific Islands countries raised concern about human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region. Pacific civil society also continued to play a leading role in West Papua advocacy. There was a change in the leadership of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, with Benny Wenda elevated as the organisation's leader.  American Samoa swor
Eruptions, elections, rugby, disaster, music and culture. 2017 has been a year that hasn't been lacking in news for the Pacific, and RNZ Pacific's been across much of it. Our reporters have traveled to the sandy beaches of Rarotonga, the rocky outcrop of Niue, the Papua New Guinea bush, trekked...
Uncle, Ron Manning, and nephew, Ed Leota working (and playing around) together.  [Photo courtesy: Taste of Samoa]
GIVING WASHINGTON STATE A ‘TASTE OF SAMOA’ — Washingtonians know that people are attracted to their majestic state from all over the world, but particularly from the islands sprinkled throughout the Pacific Ocean. Citizens of Taiwan and the Philippines, and residents of the islands of American...
Luititi Tualima (m), Vaioa Solia (m), Aniseko Vaelei (m) and Uili Manuleleua (m).  [Photos: Samoa Observer]
PRISON BREAK: FOUR PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM TAFA’IGATA — A man convicted of tying up a male while raping his wife at knife point had escaped from Tafa’igata Prison. The good news is that Lauititi Tualima has been recaptured. But he was among four prisoners who escaped from Tafaigata this morning,...
Port-Vila, Vanuatu – The 10th Pacific Mini Games was held in Vanuatu from 4- 15 December, bringing together thousands of athletes and visitors from across the region. While the public focus was on the incredible performances on the field, behind the scenes a team of trained public health...

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