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Apia, SAMOA — Authorities in Samoa are investigating the circumstances of an infant’s death shortly after a set of twins received a routine vaccination.
On Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Health (MOH) notified the public of the incident in a statement issued to media outlets.
Signed by the...
Alpena, MICHIGAN — Thirty leaders from National Marine Sanctuaries met this week in Alpena, Michigan to celebrate progress, discuss continuing strategies, and tour the city.
“This is an annual event,” John Armor, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National...
As island paradises, the unincorporated territories of the United States have many commonalities in several respects. Beyond history, politics, and perception, the very nature of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands has a remarkably similar...
Apia, SAMOA — The Government will not ban the popular social media application, TikTok, following the New Zealand Government's ban on the application on all government devices.
The Government will not ban the popular social media application, TikTok, following the New Zealand Government's ban on...
HONIARA, Solomon Islands — Improving the region’s resilience to the potential impacts of climate change on the annual tuna income and livelihoods of millions of Pacific Islanders, was a key focus of the Inaugural Regional Meeting on Climate Change in the Context of Tuna Fisheries.
In a Pacific-...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — If you've ever been in Auckland or Wellington when the Tongan national Rugby Union or League team is playing you'll know how passionate their fans are. Cars are decked out in red and white, there's always lots of music and entertainment.
A new feature film shot in...
Apia, SAMOA — Teachers in Samoa have been warned to go to work this week, despite the extended school holiday, or face the sack.
Samoa's Government has announced a five-day school break for students beginning on Monday, to help control an influenza outbreak that began seven weeks ago and raise the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A secretive religious group expanding into the Pacific Islands is targeting Pasifika people from differing faith backgrounds, according to a report by Melanie Earley published recently in Stuff New Zealand. A group of former members said there was immediate concern at...
Apia, SAMOA — In a first for Samoa, the independent state’s United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Accelerator Lab (AccLab) has won one, of only two spots, for the Japan Development Goals Innovation Challenge. Samoa and Zimbabwe are the only AccLabs selected from a pool of 91 UNDP AccLabs across...
Apia, SAMOA — All schools in Samoa have been ordered to close for at least a week as officials race to contain a flu outbreak that has infected hundreds of children.
The Government announced that all state, independent and church schools were to be closed from Monday, May 1, until at least Friday,...