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Port Moresby PNG — Unexplained deaths spark sorcery claims, torture and murder, as fears build of a COVID-19 'time bomb' in Papua New Guinea.
(WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting.)
When a young boy died suddenly in Tatape Village in Papua New Guinea's (...
Port Moresby, PNG — The next Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in 2020 will be held in Apia, after Samoa won the bid to bring the pageant home to celebrate 34 years since its establishment.
It didn’t come easy for Samoa, as it had to overcome a tough competition from Fiji, which also vied to host the...
Mt Hagen, PNG — Papua New Guinea will host the Miss Pacific Islands pageant at the end of next month, Miss Pacific Islands Leoshina Kariha said this in Mt Hagen recently.
She said the Miss Pacific Islands quest will be held in Port Moresby with 12 Pacific Island counries vying for the title.
The 12...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Miss Pacific Islands Leoshina Kariha has added her voice to the global climate change campaign - this week addressing participants from around the world at the South Pacific Tourism Exchange event in Auckland.
Ms Kariha, of Papua New Guinea, said more needs to be done - from...
Port Moresby, PNG — A member of Papua New Guinea's parliament says the Pacific Islands should not be lumped in with Asia as a region.
Gary Juffa, the Governor of Oro province, said the Asia-Pacific tag was a misnomer as far as Pacific Island countries are concerned.
According to him, the Pacific...

![Highlands women attending a funeral for a victim of a sorcery accusation-related attack in 2020. In PNG, there are concerns that deaths related to COVID -19 could lead to an increase in sorcery accusations — and one such case has already been recorded. [photo: Supplied] Highlands women dressed in long black robes attending a funeral](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sorcery_accusation.jpg?itok=ynfrO7n8)
![Miss Samoa Fonoifafo McFarland-Seumanu just after being crowned Miss Pacific Islands 2019 at the pageant finale in Papua New Guinea. [courtesy photo] Miss Samoa Fonoifafo McFarland-Seumanu](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/miss_pac_islands_2019.jpg?itok=boIMEnJp)
![O le tama’ita’i Tausala Lalelei o Amerika Samoa “Epifania Petelo” ua mae’a lona sao aoga tele i le paluga o le Ava o feiloa’iga o le usualele a le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa i le fonotaga lona 180 o le Fishery Council ua tatou talimalo ai. She will represent American Samoa at the Miss Pacific Islands pageant in Nov.[ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Tausala Lalelei o Amerika Samoa “Epifania Petelo”](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/banner_taupouweb_.jpg?itok=VQxeosxU)
![Miss Pacific Islands Leoshina Kariha with other performers from Papua New Guinea at the South Pacific Tourism Exchange in Auckland this week. [Photo: Supplied ] Miss Pacific Islands Leoshina Kariha with other performers](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/miss_pacific_is257d-v.jpg?itok=H4sD7MRO)
![Gary Juffa [Photo: Supplied] Gary Juffa](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/juffa-png_mp.jpg?itok=UbZZElqd)