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Apia, SAMOA — A baby girl died on New Year’s Day, electrocuted by a live wire in a tragic home incident at Samusu, Aleipata.
Samoa’s Deputy Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo confirmed the 8-month old baby girl was pronounced dead on arrival at Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) National...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — A traditional funeral with military honours was held for Tonga's former deputy prime minister Lord Ma'afu Tukui'aulahi on Monday at the Huelo 'o Hangai Tomb, Tokomololo in Tongatapu.
Hundreds of people attended the burial ceremony at the tombs, where marquees were erected for...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa government meteorology officials have assured the public there is no tropical cyclone threat to the country over the next two weeks.
The Samoa Meteorological Service (MET) released a statement on Saturday with the assurance to the public, after fielding a large number of...
Washington, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a food safety alert for Simple Truth Organic Power Greens and Nature’s Basket Organic Power Greens, which are the products affacted, according to the CDC.
Organic Power Greens salad is a mix of organic spinach,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...