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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As dengue fever infections hit their highest level in a decade and several countries declare emergencies, the climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say.
Pacific Island countries and territories have reported 16,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa police are investigating the discovery of an unconscious young woman at the Fuluasou culvert on Monday morning.
According to the Faleata Police Station, the woman is believed to be 18 years old. She was found lying inside the concrete culvert with visible injuries...
Vailele, SAMOA — In Vailele, 15 minutes south-east of the Samoa capital of Apia, nine people are gathered in a large green fale to discuss the village’s priorities and concerns. It’s the same place where the village council meets – except this time, it’s only women who are at the table.
Two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) wants more time for residents to share their thoughts about the United States military's plans for the territory.
CNMI's delegate to the US Congress Kimberlyn King-Hinds said the CNMI administration will be requesting a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting a sixth death from dengue fever in Samoa.
“It is difficult to bear these sorrows, "Ta lelava tauave nei mafatiaga,” said the grieving mother of a seven-year-old child who is Samoa’s sixth young child to succumb to dengue, as she struggles...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A coalition of U.S. territories is rallying behind American Samoa's opposition to deep seabed mining, highlighting what advocates call a persistent pattern of federal decision-making that bypasses territorial voices on issues affecting their waters, lands and futures....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite repeated concerns from civil society, youth advocates, and legal experts, Tonga has signed a revised sponsorship agreement for deep sea mining.
The deal was signed with Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), a subsidiary of The Metals Company (TMC), on Monday.
In 2021...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department said on Tuesday.
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls. The country in 2021 had a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand Customs Agency says it is "very concerned" about the movement of drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine through the Pacific.
Organised crime groups supplying the lucrative New Zealand and Australia markets transport their product through the Pacific...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — The unemployment rate for Pacific people is 12.1 percent, more than double the national average, and the Salvation Army says it may get worse.
Stats NZ released its quarterly labor market figures on Wednesday (6 August- NZT), according to RNZ Pacific.
For the June quarter...