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Sydney, AUSTRALIA — While the rest of the world wakes up to the climate emergency, people in Oceania have been living it "for decades", a new report says.
In low-lying nations such as Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, many have already died from climate-related extremes.
Caritas Oceania...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Casting directors are seeking hundreds of background actors to appear as extras in a major feature film on Oahu called “Next Goal Wins.”
Hawaii Casting on Demand is holding an open casting call that will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 starting at 1 p.m. at Waianae High School Gym...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have charged a woman who they believe is the mother of a dead infant discovered next to a trash bin at the Mulifanua ferry wharf last month.
Police Commissioner Fuiavailiili Egon Keil said the woman had been charged but he would not reveal the details of those charges,...
Apia, SAMOA — Fourteen year old Talei Justina Kelsall, daughter of the late Sa’u Justina Sa’u Lam, testified in court how her mother was violently abused by her step father, Kolani Junior Lam who stands trial for Sa’u’s murder.
It is day one of the trial of Kolani Junior Lam who is facing a murder...
Apia, SAMOA — A high-profile murder case in Samoa has started with the prosecution calling 34 witnesses to give evidence against Kolani Junior Lam, who is facing charges including murder, assault, and conspiring to defeat justice.
The trial comes after the Court of Appeal has accepted an appeal by...
Tokyo, JAPAN — Samoan hooker Motu Matu'u will be unavailable for selection until the Rugby World Cup semi finals after being handed an extended ban for a dangerous tackle.
The 32 year old has been banned for three games but an independent judicial committee ruled last night that because he was...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga's Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace the late 'Akilisi Pohiva.
Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, the current Minister of Finance, has won convincingly with 15 votes, to acting Prime Minister Semisi Sika, who got 8 votes.
Mr Tu'i'onetoa, who was a minister in good...
Fort Collins, COLORADO — The Global Biodiversity Center at Colorado State University held its second annual Biodiversity, Bluegrass and Brews event on Sept. 26.
The aim of the event is to create further awareness across the university’s campus and within the Fort Collins community about the Global...
Apia, SAMOA — Church services throughout Samoa on Sunday remembered the victims and the families on the tenth anniversary of of one of the country’s worst natural disasters, the 2009 tsunami.
The magnitude 8.1 submarine earthquake along the Tonga Trench subduction zone generated a tsunami with...
Apia, SAMOA — No charges will be filed against a Samoan woman who allegedly dumped her baby in a trash bin in Malaysia.
Samoa police say the matter is beyond their jurisdiction.
According to the Samoa Observer the 33 year old woman, was on a study tour in Malaysia.
She was escorted back to Samoa...