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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April. On average there's nine each season and tropical cyclones can straddle either end of the season, as seen last year with Lola in October.
But what actually is a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely than the overall U.S. population to view legal immigration as an asset to the country’s economy and workforce, according to a new poll.
When it comes to the risks posed by illegal immigration, though,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fiji's RFNS Puamau is being decommissioned after it ran aground on a reef earlier this year in Fulaga, located in Fiji's Southern Lau Group.
Australia gifted the Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji in May this year only to run aground in June.
It suffered extensive...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fire on board the doomed Royal New Zealand Navy ship that sank off the southern coast of Samoa started in the engine room, authorities say.
Samoan officials have also confirmed that HMNZ Manwanui is leaking oil from three separate locations and that the residual oil is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...