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Suva, FIJI — The Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) has pinned the blame on "culture" and "patriarchal practices" for weak response to the problem of human trafficking in the country.
The non-government organization is calling for action, including addressing "cultural norms" to tackle the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands — politically divided between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia.
Today, Chamorro culture continues to be preserved through the sharing of language and teaching via The Guam Museum.
But the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The national rugby team of Samoa has pulled out of its Northern Hemisphere tour due to "significant financial challenges" and to "avoid embarrassment of being the first small union to go bankrupt".
In a letter, dated July 11, 2024, seen by RNZ Pacific, Lakapi Samoa board...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Earlier this week, the U.S. gymnastics team (a.k.a the Golden Girls) was asked about their Olympic village menu and how they were enjoying the French food. And while the other athletes hesitated to answer, Simone Biles quickly jumped in with her own hot take.
"Give me...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Boxer Tupuola Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali is now contemplating whether to become a full-time professional boxer or continue to fight as an amateur to pursue an Olympic medal.
"What's next? I will go back home and rest for two weeks and then get back to work. Perhaps think...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of Aotearoa's most accomplished musicians hopes to recruit 10,000 people to reclaim the haka world record.
France holds the current Guinness World Record for the largest haka, which it claimed in 2014 with a group of 4028 people.
Dame Hinewehi Mohi will host a new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Wrestler Leati Sika Amituana'i Anoa'i who brought his culture to the world, taking to the ring with his brother Afa as part of the champion tag wrestling team the Wild Samoans passed away in June.
He was part of the champion tag wrestling team the Wild Samoans — Sika...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa and the Swains Island Expeditions, a new book by Daniel J. Basta, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
Storms at sea, dangerous dive operations, and the science and mysteries of archeology drive this intriguing, true story set in the Pacific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There are differing opinions among speakers of the Sāmoan language in New Zealand on the use of certain diacritical marks and glottal stops when learning.
While language experts agree there have been discussions for a more consistent written and reading text, there are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific Island countries are "increasingly investing in renewable energy" to reduce electricity generation costs, which in turn will lower the energy costs for consumers, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) briefing paper has found.
The policy paper published on 24 July...