2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (406+ words) Samoa is heading into another three months of below-normal rainfall as El Niño conditions continue to strengthen, raising concerns over water supplies, agriculture and the risk of wildfires. El Niño is a natural climate pattern characterised by the warming of…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (408+ words) Dr Upolu Luma Vaai, a Samoan professor of theology and ethics and Vice-Chancellor of Pasifika Communities University, has warned that instability in Pacific parliaments is threatening peace and regional stability as Samoa joins the Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Assembly as a full…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) Pacific leaders have voiced concerns about China's Pacific missile test and had urged further nations to be open about these testings and to notify the region beforehand if such acts are planned. On 4 September, the final day of the 55th Pacific…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) Pacific countries have the plans to deal with growing security threats, but leaders now need the political will to turn those commitments into action. That was the message from Pacific leaders and regional experts at a side event of the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (210+ words) I’m excited to embark soon on my third trip to the region, where I’ll be representing the United States at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Palau, with follow-on stops in the Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (650+ words) The surprises from this Government just keep coming. We now know FAST deputy leader Leota Laki Lamositele Sio has been Chief Adviser to Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt since May 18, earning $129,393 a year. Only weeks ago, the public also learnt…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (375+ words) Melbourne Storm has confirmed the immediate retirement of long-serving prop and Fijian national captain Tui Kamikamica on medical grounds, bringing a celebrated career to an early close. The 32-year-old prop finishes his professional rugby league journey having amassed 142 NRL appearances…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (78+ words) Air travel in the Pacific could become cheaper if talks between two regional airline companies result in a partnership that paves the way for another airline to service the region. By-election dates still pending for Falealili No. 1, Vaimauga No. 3 Leopard…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (430+ words) Pacific foreign ministers failed to agree on a regional statement condemning China’s recent ballistic missile test in Pacific waters during talks in Suva, Fiji, on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Chief Executive Officer, Peseta Noumea Simi, represented…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (356+ words) The Government has withdrawn its recognition and financial support from Lakapi Samoa following what it described as months of consultations over divisions and administrative issues within the national rugby union. The decision was announced by the Government Press Secretariat on…...