The Trump of Samoa
By Oliver Hasenkamp
For decades, Samoa was seen as the most politically stable country in the Pacific. Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi served as prime minister...
Small island nations are struggling to recover from the pandemic, UN says
Small island developing states (SIDS) are facing an uphill struggle to recover from the impact of the pandemic, which has deepened their financial and...
Samoa’s FAST party seeks clarification of court ruling
Samoa's FAST party is seeking clarification of an Appeal Court decision about extra parliamentary seats for women.
An Appeal Court decision last week upheld the...
39 new COVID-19 cases in Fiji, health professionals losing their morale: Dr Fong
Five police officers are among 39 new cases of Covid-19 in Fiji Thursday.
The government announced late last night that 32 of the latest cases...
We don’t get involved says NZ foreign minister Mahuta
The New Zealand government will not get involved in the state of affairs of any nation and this applies to Fiji which is fighting...
Prominent lawyer arrested and charged in PNG over involvement in alleged misappropriation and stealing of K268 million
Members of the Papua New Guinea Special Police Forensic Criminal Investigation Team (SPFCIT), arrested prominent lawyer Gregory James Sheppard of Young & Williams Lawyers...
Samoa’s longest serving Prime Minister faces citation for contempt of court
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi was Tuesday served to appear in Court next week, to face a motion that he and...
Oceania Olympians leading the vaccination charge towards Tokyo
There's been a strong uptake from Pacific Island athletes getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.
The Summer Games are scheduled...
NSW thrash Queensland 50-6 to claim State of Origin opener
Tom Trbojevic scored a hat-trick as a dynamic New South Wales crushed Queensland 50-6 Wednesday to draw first blood in the best-of-three State of...
Tuna transshipment in Majuro shows first sign of rebound
In the wake of the Marshall Islands government dropping its 14-day quarantine period for fishing boats to enter Majuro lagoon, tuna transshipment activity leaped...
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Oldest Sitting MP Tea Toala Peato appointed to Samoa Cabinet
Samoa Parliaments oldest sitting MP, Tea Toala Peato has been appointed Minister of the Legislative Assembly and the office of the Ombudsman.
At 86 years...
U.S moves ahead with Mariana Trench seabed mining lease proposal
The U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved forward with plans to open 69 million acres of seabed around the Mariana Trench...
While Australia avoids the ‘C’ word, NZ is unafraid to speak up
By Peter Hartcher, Political and international editor
New Zealand’s spy agency has dared utter in its formal annual threat report the word that Australia’s does...