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CNMI Department of Corrections
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The CNMI Department of Corrections (DOC) wants to house inmates from other jurisdictions as its current number of prison beds far exceeds its present prison population. Corrections Commissioner Anthony Torres said the DOC currently has approximately 180 inmates. He said...
HMNZS Manawanui
Apia, SAMOA — The Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) continues to assess the situation relating to the run aground HMNZS Manawanui at Tafitoala. A press statement released yesterday, detailed on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, that the Chairman, Afioga Fui Tupai Mau Simanu, Chief Executive...
Over 150 people head out to sea in vessels of all sizes
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cook Islands has enacted seabed minerals harvesting regulations despite concerns about the lack of 'meaningful consultation' and the premature nature of the legislation, given that the exploration phase is still ongoing. The Seabed Minerals (Minerals Harvesting and Other...
CREW AND PASSENGERS of MNZS Manawanui
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A former Royal Navy officer who now serves in the Royal New Zealand Navy has been praised for her decision to evacuate everyone aboard the stricken HMNZS Manawanui. Commander Yvonne Gray gave the order for all hands to abandon ship when it ran aground and caught fire off...
A protest against seabed mining
Taranaki, NEW ZEALAND — A company that wants to mine the seabed off the coast of Taranaki in New Zealand has welcomed its inclusion on the government's fast-track projects list. Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) says if its project goes ahead in the South Taranaki Bight it will create hundreds of jobs...
John McIntyre
Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS — Delays in the seabed minerals exploration and research are expected due to opposition and the efficiency of the regulatory system, says one of the three deep sea mining companies exploring the Cook Islands seabed. John McIntyre, geology manager at Moana Minerals, said they...
US Marine Force Base Camp Blaz in Guam
Tokyo, JAPAN — Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly wants a more "equal" alliance with the United States. Ishiba, who takes office this week is seeking the presence of Japanese forces on Guam, according to a Pacific Island Times report. The news website reported Ishida "saying...
Mase Mahonri Schwalger
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Manu Samoa head coach has been charged with "multiple serious offences" including "sexual conduct with a person under 16", according to local media reports. Mase Mahonri Schwalger, who was appointed by Lakapi Samoa to lead the national rugby team in March, was...
preventing ocean acidity
Potsdam, GERMANY — The world's oceans are close to becoming too acidic to properly sustain marine life or help stabilize the climate. The report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research details nine factors that are crucial for regulating the planet's ability to sustain life. In six of...
screenshot from Samoan film
Carson City, CALIFORNIA — Four films capturing the lives of the Samoan community in the US have been included in Visual Communications' Pacific Cinewaves event in Carson City. The US is home to over 240,000 people of Samoan descent, according to the 2021 census. Samoans are the second largest...

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