PACIFIC NEWS BRIEFS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fiji's non-resident ambassador has presented his letters of credence to Pope Leo, marking the assumption of his role as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Fiji to the Holy See.
Ambassador Jovilisi Suveinakama conveyed the greetings of the president, prime...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Government of American Samoa (ASG) starting this week is celebrating the Christmas spirit within the community, with two public celebrations and one for ASG leadership, a Cabinet Christmas dinner.
Cabinet members are expected to attend, and if unable to attend to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A leaked 19-page Government Media Protocol obtained and verified by the Samoa Observer outlines sweeping new restrictions on how journalists may question the country’s leaders.
The document begins with a requirement that all media submit their questions a full day before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health leaders from 16 Pacific countries gathered in Honiara earlier this month for a workshop on Aedes mosquitoes.
The mosquitoes carry dengue fever, Zika virus, and chikungunya.
PMN reports the training was part of the Pacific Mosquito Surveillance Strengthening for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health leaders from 16 Pacific countries gathered in Honiara earlier this month for a workshop on Aedes mosquitoes.
The mosquitoes carry dengue fever, Zika virus, and chikungunya.
PMN reports the training was part of the Pacific Mosquito Surveillance Strengthening for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Hawaiian vaka was on display for people to see at Mangonui's main wharf in Northland this past Sunday.
Hikianalia is accompanying vaka Hōkūleʻa to take part in celebrations to mark 40 years since Hōkūleʻa visited.
It sparked the revival of building ocean-going vaka and...
DIABETES CRISIS
Deputy Minister for Public Health Minister Rennier Gadabu says diabetes is a national crisis in the country.
The government paper reported Rennier Gadabu attended the World Diabetes Day earlier this month.
Gadabu said diabetes weakens Nauru's workforce and drains its health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific nations have been gathering in Solomon Islands to discuss the future of labor mobility in the region.
Workers' rights, brain and labor drain from island countries, and abscondment and visa overstaying are some of the major issues Pacific leaders have voiced...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sixty-two haka groups are set to perform in Tauranga next week at the 25th anniversary of Te Mana Kuratahi, the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition.
From small beginnings with just over 20 rōpū, Te Mana Kuratahi has grown into a nationwide celebration of Māori...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa government is urging parents and caregivers to get children under two years old immunized against measles amid reports of increasing measles cases in New Zealand and Australia.
In New Zealand, eight cases of measles have been confirmed, and health officials...