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Apia, SAMOA — A registered nurse who worked in a district hospital is facing attempted rape charges in connection to a patient who was hospitalised prior to the alleged offending.
The defendant appeared before the Supreme Court on Monday alongside 70-plus other defendants for criminal mention.
The...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Deputy Director General of Health has warned the 2019 measles tragedy that claimed 83 lives could repeat itself given the current low vaccination coverage, mainly of children.
Talamua Online reported Tagaloa Dr. Robert Thompsen said there is a substantial number of children...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House is expected to vote Tuesday to possibly elect a new speaker, according to a notice posted by the Democratic whip and reported late yesterday by national media including CBS, CNN and ABC.
The House has been without a speaker, who is second in line for the...
Nadi, FIJI — Fijians are being warned to be alert and well-prepared for the upcoming cyclone season.
Fiji Meteorological Service predicts at least two to three cyclones will pass through the Exclusive Economic Zone this season.
FBC News reports the Minister for Meteorological Services Ro Filipe...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — The NZ Tongan church group attempting to flee Israel is "disappointed" the New Zealand government is charging people for the repatriation flight which doesn't bring them back home.
The government has secured 90 seats on the first flight to assist New Zealand and Pacific...
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoan anthropologist will co-host a podcast that will explore Margret Mead’s controversial research on the study of the coming of age in Samoa and how it has affected the image of Samoan adolescents over the years.
“The Problems with Coming of Age” podcast series will be co-hosted...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — A New Zealand-based church group is attempting to flee Israel by bus with the help of the Tongan Consulate hours before the area they are sheltering in within Tel Aviv goes into lockdown.
The Tongan church group is made up of 45 people - mostly New Zealand citizens over...
Apia, SAMOA — The U.S. Embassy and the Government of Samoa have announced a joint collaboration aimed at improving healthcare in Samoa. In a significant partnership, the U.S Army Reserve will soon be running the Soifua Manuia clinics at Poutasi District Hospital and Leulumoega District Hospital...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The creators of a first-of-its-kind Polynesian anime series have chosen to use the Japanese animation style to explore the voyaging legends of the Pacific.
Saimone Katoa, who is of Tongan and Samoan descent, is producing a first of its kind Polynesian anime exploring voyaging...
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoa PhD candidate and researcher has suggested a solution to concerns about traditional tattooing.
Last week, a top traditional Samoan Tufuga or tattooist, Su'a Suluape Petelo, said it was wrong for fa'afafine to wear the 'malu' and for women to wear the traditional male 'pe'a'....