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Canberra, AUSTRALIA — After U.S. President Donald Trump froze all USAID funding for 90 days on his first day in office, he is now looking to significantly reduce the size of the multi-billion dollar agency.
The Pacific is the world's most aid dependent region, and Terence Wood from the Australian...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two former officials of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s administration will plead guilty in federal court for conspiracy around the secret retirement payout to former police chief Louis Kealoha.
Former top city lawyer Donna Leong, former police commission chair Max Sword...
Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS — The Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) 2025 contestants have shared their views about some of the pressing issues that are currently facing the Pacific.
They highlighted these issues during a press conference held on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Samoa, Litara Ieremia-Allan...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa’s Ministry of Customs and Revenue, issued a press release announcing it has successfully intercepted an illicit drug shipment. During the week of International Customs Day 2025 — Sunday, January 26, it says it received a suspicious package arriving through the Samoa Post Office...
Apia, SAMOA — The New Zealand Defense Force is now into the second stage for removal of fuel and other pollutants from sunken ship HMNZS Manawanui off Samoa.
HMNZS Manawanui, which originally sank after striking a reef south of Upolu in October last year, has required ongoing efforts from the NZDF...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Miss Pacific Islands pageant is kicking off in the Solomon Islands this weekend with eight contestants set to compete from American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tonga.
Each vying for a change at this year's...
WASHINGTON — The deadly Samoan measles outbreak in 2019 was raised during the confirmation hearings for Robert F Kennedy Jr in the US senate, yesterday.
Kennedy is US President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the department of Health and Human services.
He has been accused of promoting...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Ministry of Customs & Revenue made a seizure Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, 2025 (Samoa Time) of about 10kgs of crystal meth.
All we can render at this time is that the substance has been confirmed with the use of NIK test kits and further tests will be conducted.
The...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The Monday evening order...
Majuro, MARSHALL ISLANDS — The Marshall Islands has created its first marine protected area, with one marine scientist describing it as one of the most spectacular places on earth.
The country is putting two of its most remote atolls, Bikar and Bokak, under protection from fishing, covering 48,000...