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Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Police, Prison and Correction Services (S.P.P.C.S.) are currently looking for the whereabouts of a 12-year-old girl from Fagalii-Tai who has been missing since Dec. 4.
Police took to social media a day after she went missing to seek the public's assistance in locating her...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Passengers on board a Lulutai Airlines Saab 340 aircraft were unharmed when the plane slid off the runway at Tonga's Fua'amotu airport on Friday, the airline says.
One man was seen being carried off the plane by responding soldiers, and the staff on the ground said passengers...
Apia, SAMOA — De La Rue is delighted to announce that the Samoa 60 Tala commemorative banknote has been awarded the title of "Best Commemorative Banknote of the Year" at the High Security Printing Asia event in Sri Lanka.
(De La Rue provides fully finished banknotes, secure polymer substrate and...
Nadi, FIJI — Fiji's top kava farmer for 2023 says the "untouched" flavored kava drink market in New Zealand can become a big draw for Pacific kava exporters.
Saimon Lomaloma, who was selected Fiji's Kava Farmer of 2023 in October, believes there is so much potential for kava exports to the United...
Apia, SAMOA — With several recent COVID cases reported in the independent state, Samoa's health boss says the Ministry of Health will resort to carrying out COVID-19 tests at the airport, should the number of positive cases become concerning.
Director General of Health Aiono Dr. Alec Ekeroma told...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa has received the newest Guardian-class patrol boat SPB Nafanua III during a Nov. 22, ceremony.
Samoan Minister for Police and Prisons Faualo Harry Jeffrey Schuster accepted Nafanua III on behalf of the Government of Samoa during the handover at HMAS Stirling in...
HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines began sales yesterday for new daily nonstop service between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Honolulu (HNL). Starting May 15, Hawaiian will being flying between Utah and Hawai'i with its 189-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft.
"We know this new route will excite travelers in both...
Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS — The Cook Islands Ngāti Maoate tribe, who have close blood ties to the Mata’afa line of Samoa, have gifted land to the Samoan community on Rarotonga.
Maoate Mataiapo Kiriau Turepu, on behalf of Ngāti Maoate, has gifted an acre of titled land situated in Titikaveka to the...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) and Conservation International successfully completed a recent 2-week survey around Upolu and Savaii to document humpback whales as...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — A 54 year-old-man in Tonga described by police as "a political activist" has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder.
A police statement said an investigation has revealed substantial evidence linking the suspect to a serious crime.
It added that police are actively...