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Samoa is among various states in the United Nations that have called for an international framework to protect those countries being threatened by sea-level rise. Chair of AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States) and Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations, Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr. Pa'olelei Luteru spoke of the threats faced by nations threatened by sea-level rise as the...

Samoa will host the signing of the new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in Apia on 15 November 2023. The Samoa Agreement has a 20-year life span and will serve as the legal framework between the EU relations with 79 countries that include 47 African, 16 Caribbean and 15 Pacific countries,...

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, has urged the Pacific region to support the new agreement between the OACPS and the EU aimed at addressing climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In a speech to a preparatory meeting in Honiara, Chikoti highlighted several significant projects undertaken by...

Fiji was amongst 14 countries that opposed a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza while 120 countries voted in favour. The Assembly adopted resolution titled “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” was — put forward by Jordan on behalf of the Arab group. It also condemns all acts of violence against Palestinian and Israeli civilians,...

The former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji’s vote at the United Nations on the war between Israel and Hamas demmonstrated our lack of compassion for those who have been displaced as a result of the conflict. Bainimarama said that instead of taking sides in the conflict, government’s stand should have been to save the thousands of innocent lives, including...

The Australian Government will provide an initial $800,000 (US$506,804) to support the Government of Vanuatu's immediate response to Tropical Cyclone Lola, and is liaising closely with the Government of Solomon Islands on its needs following the cyclone. The package will provide essential items for impacted communities, including shelter and water purification supplies, in line with the Government of Vanuatu's priorities. Funding...

Fiji Bati produced a clinical performance to stun the Papua New Guinea Kumuls 43-16 in Port Moresby on Sunday. With Maika Sivo and Kurt Donoghue both claiming a double at Santos National Football Stadium, the Bati blew the game open early in the piece with the Kumuls unable to match the visitors' speed and class in attack. However the Kumuls refused...

The country's rugby union governing body Lakapi Samoa has thrown its support behind World Rugby's new annual 15s competition involving six nations including Samoa. A number of decisions at the recent World Rugby's Council meeting in Paris, France which saw the unveiling of a new international men's calendar to comprise a tournament made up of 24 teams and starting in...

New Zealand number eight Ardie Savea has been crowned World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year in partnership with Mastercard, receiving the prestigious accolade at a star-studded World Rugby Awards 2023 ceremony on Sunday. Just hours after South Africa defeated Savea’s All Blacks to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for an historic fourth time at Stade de France, the...

South Africa became the first nation to win four Rugby World Cup titles after holding off New Zealand in a dramatic final at Stade de France on Saturday. Four Handre Pollard penalties to two from Richie Mo’unga gave the Springboks a 12-6 lead after a first half in which All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell was sin-binned for an incident in...