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 Malia Su-emalo Lui, a receiving a covid-19 vaccination
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Pacific Island New Zealanders are now 90 percent fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and a public health expert is urging them to keep up that momentum in the New Year. In yesterday's daily briefing, the Ministry of Health said 90 percent of eligible Pacific people in New...
Man watching fireworks light up the sky in Apia on New Year's 2022
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa ushered in the new year with spectacular fireworks with hundreds of people converging on the Apia township before midnight to catch a glimpse of the show. The country became the first in the world to welcome 2022 with the Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa amongst the...
Two Samoa policemen in front of police station
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have confirmed the arrest of the assistant Electoral Commissioner following a drug raid at his house. Faumui Daryl Mapu was arrested along with a 29 year old female employee of the electoral commission office on Tuesday. At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, acting...
King Tupou VI and new PM  Siaosi Sovaleni
Nuku'alofa, TONGA —Tonga's King Tupou VI has presented Tonga's newly elected Prime Minister, Siaosi Sovaleni with a Royal Warrant of Appointment in Nuku'alofa. Mr Sovaleni was elected as Designate Prime Minister by 16 members of the 26-members parliament in a secret ballot on 15 December 2021,...
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Honolulu, HAWAII — The Navy said it is trying to get some displaced families home by Jan. 10. But in the meantime, many are living in hotels because the water in their home still smells like fuel. There are more than 3,000 displaced families who were living on the Navy’s waterline, according to...
Tonga volcano
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Satellite imagery shows the island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai has grown in size while the underwater volcano erupts into its sixth day. Tonga's head geologist Taniela Kula has been monitoring the eruption all week, which erupted again this morning. While observations have had...
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Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Important new findings about the causes of rheumatic fever could help prevent it, and head off the resulting heart damage dealt to scores of children each year, experts say - but only if they lead to broader surveillance and vigilance. A team of medical experts from New...
Deputy Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo
Apia, SAMOA — Seven people were in arrested in a drugs raid at a house in Vaitele, Samoa. Police seized methamphetamine; marijuana and drug paraphernalia following a search on the property. Five men and two women are now in the custody of the Police. This was confirmed by Deputy Police Commissioner...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoan parliament has been told repealing a law taxing religious leaders will not affect government earnings. TV1Samoa reports the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry for Customs and Revenue, Matafeo Avalisa Fautuaali'I, saying that since the introduction of the...
Samoa police in front of police station
Apia, SAMOA — In Samoa, the police have confirmed that parole for the convicted murderer and drug criminal, Tagaloasa Filipaina, has been deferred to next June. In 2019 Filipaina was identified by the Ministry of Police as being behind the failed mass prison break out when the prisoners were housed...

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