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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa is witnessing an alarming rise in dialysis patients, with healthcare professionals sounding the alarm over the shifting demographic to include younger individuals in need of life-saving treatment.
BNN News is reporting recent data from the National Kidney...
Apia, SAMOA — All Samoan citizens, including those who reside overseas, can be prosecuted once they enter the country if they do not undergo a compulsory election registration.
This was made clear in Parliament last Friday by the Minister for the Office of the Electoral Commission, Faualo Harry...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Digicel Samoa announced on Monday that it has been granted conditional approval from the Government of Samoa to launch 5G technology, and is already working with Nokia to upgrade its cell tower sites.
Digicel Samoa said the upgrades will start with cell tower sites in...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni met King Tupou VI in Niuafo'ou as the two sides worked on ironing out differences that had surfaced in early February.
While there has been no official update from either the Prime Minister's Office or the Royal Palace Office...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of the Interior on Monday released a press statement celebrating the finalization of amendments to the Compacts of Free Association, which would provide 20 years of new economic assistance. The $6.5 billion of assistance is critical for economic stability...
Port Moresby, PNG — Papua New Guinea's Dame Meg Taylor has been an athlete, lawyer, and diplomat as well as the first woman secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) from 2014-2021.
Speaking to RNZ Pacific this week about International Women's Day — today, March 8 — Dame Meg reflected on...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A vibrant purple haze over the Hamakua Coast was seen by Hawaii Island residents during sunset over the weekend.
Weather experts explain the colorful sky is due to the way light bounces off of atmospheric particles.
The weather that evening was cloudy and the atmosphere was full...
Washington, D.C. — The co-chairs of the bipartisan House Pacific Islands Caucus are hailing House passage of legislation that renews and funds the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). The Compacts are the foundation for U.S. relations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries La'auli Leuatea Schmidt says the country would not be ruled by outsiders, should a change to the electoral act go through.
This week, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) tabled the Electoral Amendment Bill 2024 in Parliament...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill, which would let Samoans living overseas register to vote online was to be tabled in Samoa's parliament on Tuesday.
But, they would still need to complete their registration in Samoa to get their fingerprints scanned and their photo taken.
The Samoa Observer...