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Apia, SAMOA — As CHOGM came to a close, Samoa rightfully basked in the resounding success for the country and people as hosts of the Commonwealth leaders' meeting. Footage of Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa swaying along to the siva dance as she sat beside Britain's King Charles III...
Apia, SAMOA — The National University of Samoa (NUS) was honored to host Their Majesties on campus, Friday, Oct. 25, where King Charles III announced the King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Program (KCFP). This initiative, inspired by His Majesty’s commitment to education and development in Small Island...
Apia, SAMOA — King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been welcomed to Samoa with a royal 'ava ceremony — a tradition reserved only for monarchs.
The King and Queen are in the Pacific Island country for the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), following a visit to Australia....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — King Charles III will be offered the title of high chief in Samoa during a three-day visit, which started on Wednesday and be shown the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change.
Lenatai Victor Tamapua, a Samoan chief and member of parliament, said he planned to...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — An historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading in Parliament.
Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono's bill was supported by all parties, including National, which did not back...
Saipan,CNMI — The rise in student vaping is a pervasive issue confronting most public schools in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a recent Public School System Citizen Centric Report.
Despite numerous warnings and the organization of student-parent conferences, the problem of public...
Apia, SAMOA — King Charles III will be offered the title of high chief in Samoa during a three-day visit that started yesterday, and he will be shown the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change.
Lenatai Victor Tamapua, a Samoan chief and member of parliament, said he planned to offer the...
SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — Under clear skies Tuesday, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, a dozen men and children prepared their small boats for a day at sea. But underwater, a mile off the coast, a sunken New Zealand naval vessel is forcing them to travel farther away...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three-hundred large marine protected areas (MPAs) offshore and 190,000 in small coastal areas need to be established in the next six years if the world is to reach the goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030, according to a new study reported by Radio New...
In September 2023, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka stood at the United Nations General Assembly podium and delivered a speech outlining his "Zone of Peace" concept.
In a region drawn into geostrategic competition between the United States (US) and China, Rabuka envisioned a Pacific space free...