Regional
Saleapaga, SAMOA — The morning of the tsunami, Perelini Ulugia was halfway through shaving his face, when the earth shook the walls of the fale around him.
“I thought maybe one of my brothers in law was playing a joke on me, shaking the house,” he said. It wasn’t until he stepped out that he...
Honolulu, HAWAII — We all know the cost of living in Honolulu is high. Really high.
But a new analysis from 24/7 Wall Street crunched the numbers to figure out just how much a family of four has to bring in to be able to afford a “modest yet adequate standard of living” in Urban Honolulu.
The...
Apia, SAMOA — Abandoning children is not new in Samoa as evident in the number currently under the care of the Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) at the House of Hope at Tuana’imato.
Since SVSG’s inception in 2009, more than 100 abandoned children have been under their care. With the upswing and...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — The Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly, Lord Fakafanua, has announced nominations have been opened to fill the parliamentary seat made vacant by the death of 'Akilisi Pohiva.
The former prime minister died last week and was buried yesterday in Nuku'alofa.
Nominations for...
Apia, SAMOA — Only the baby boy – named Tautai Aumaga was laid to rest yesterday evening as the Court stopped the burial of the bay girl – Teviti Angel Aumaga for a post mortem.
Tautai was found at sea at Laulii last month and Angel’s body was found in a rubbish bin at the Mulifanua wharf and the...
Tokyo, JAPAN — As the Rugby World Cup prepares to kick off in Japan today - the same day a global strike for the climate takes place - a new report has highlighted how three of the smallest countries taking part, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are under threat because of the aggressive fossil fuel burning...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Sixteen Pacific Islanders have been granted temporary work visas in New Zealand under a Special Residence Category for victims of human trafficking.
Immigration New Zealand said the 16 people from Fiji and Samoa were approved for their visas between July 2016 and July 2019...
Off Shore, SAVAI'I ISLAND — Orca have been filmed off Samoa in what might be the first sighting ever caught on tape in that country.
The four orca - also known as killer whales - were seen by a group of friends from Gore and Invercargill during a holiday and, while the women were delighted with the...
Apia, SAMOA — A convicted murderer will be a key witness in the trial of two men charged with allegedly plotting to assassinate Samoa's prime minister.
The Samoa Observer newspaper reports that Alatise Leafa Vitale, jailed for committing Samoa's first political assassination, will appear as a...
Yamagata, JAPAN — Samoan players will wear skin suits to keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.
For the Japanese, tattoos have long been associated with members of 'yakuza' crime syndicates, and inked tourists may be met...