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NZ Government to open travel corridor with Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu – allowing seasonal workers to skip managed isolation stay
Pacific News Service
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Seasonal workers will be able to travel to New Zealand from Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu without undergoing a two-week stay in managed isolation, the Government has announced. The Government are keen to get this arrangement in place before September,...
Global health experts sound alarm over RFK Jnr, citing Samoa outbreak
The New Zealand Herald
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November 16, 2024
Kennedy had visited Samoa only four months before the outbreak and met with anti-vaccine advocates. He later characterised the outbreak in Samoa as “mild”. A representative for Kennedy did not respond to a request for comment. Among the lessons...
Samoa secures convincing classification win over Japan
NBC News
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July 25, 2024
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Simone Biles, Team USA reveal Olympic routines in Paris 02:35 River Seine plays vital role in the life of Paris 02:12 Difficult journey to Paris Olympics for...
Parody or reality, agriculture in Samoa
Samoa Observer
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Food, glorious food. A song written by Lionel Bart is the opening song from the 1960s West End and Broadway musical and 1968 film Oliver! It is also a daily parody of the lives of Samoans who cannot afford a balanced meal because it is not...
Hawaiian Luau is a Cultural Event at Corso
Atlanta Jewish Times - Georgia
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July 16, 2025
When Tapua Ainu’u arrived at Corso Atlanta as the new life enrichment or activities director earlier this year, he came with a background quite unlike most of the residents of the upscale senior community in West Buckhead. Mr. T, as he’s more...
Piu Scholars win Inaugural Samoa Digital STEM Games
Talamua
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November 12, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 12 November 2024 – The Primary School students team from the remote inland village of Piu in the Falealili district has won the championships of the inaugural digital STEM games held at the Palauli Primary School last Saturday. Seven...
Cook Islands Pocket Guide Launches Major Update Following Latest Research Trip
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
Cook Islands Pocket Guide, the leading online travel guide for the Cook Islands, has released a major update to its content following an in-depth research trip across Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Atiu. The trip, carried out in March 2025, was made...
SPTE 2025: How the World Reached the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
The South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2025 was a celebration of connection, culture, and collaboration. Held in Fiji, this year’s event welcomed media, buyers, and seller’s from across the globe — and many of them arrived thanks to the...
Global Engineering Consultants Royal HaskoningDHV Expands APAC Operations
Scoop
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Monday, 11 November 2024, 11:29 am Press Release: Neon Black Image/Supplied Leading provider of maritime engineering, resilience and adaptation management services, Royal HaskoningDHV, is pleased to announce the official establishment of its New...
UK, Australia to power up cooperation on climate, energy
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Keir Starmer recently met on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa, and agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation on climate change and energy by negotiating a dynamic new...
Music education in Sāmoa gets special mentoring from Aotearoa
Pacific Media Network
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Music lovers of Sāmoa embarked on a harmonious relationship with Aotearoa at last month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). While the leaders affirmed partnerships and devised climate responses, Sāmoa-based music education service...
Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort reopens after multi-million-dollar major refresh
KARRYON
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October 23, 2024
It’s perfect timing as some visitors are staying on Pacific Explorer while CHOGM is in Apia to accommodate 4,000 attendees on the island nation of 220,000. The comprehensive Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort refurb extends 133 modernised guestrooms,...
Asia-Pacific countries keen to promote ‘One Country One Priority Product’ to showcase their best agricultural products
Pacific News Service
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Countries across Asia and the Pacific are joining an initiative to promote and showcase the ‘best of the best’ of their special agricultural products – a move designed to ensure a high level of participation from smallholders to producers to...
Pacific Workshop to Promote Sustainable Gastronomy Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 27, 2025
UN Tourism, in partnership with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in collaboration with the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), will officially launch the “Development of...
World News in Brief: Haiti latest, plastic tide in Samoa, Bakery boost in Ukraine, arbitrary detention in Mexico
UN News
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November 8, 2024
More than 700,000 people are displaced in the country – over half of whom are children – with recent violence in the capital Port-au-Prince displacing another 12,000 people in recent weeks. Food insecurity is at an all-time high, affecting half of...
Queen Camilla’s Concerns for King Charles’ Health Intensify After Emotional Speech in Samoa
Pakistan Today
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November 2, 2024
Queen Camilla is reportedly anxious about King Charles’ health after he made an emotional comment during their recent trip to Samoa. Addressing a crowd, Charles said he hoped “to survive long enough to come back,” a remark that touched Camilla...
Unprecedented situations in an unprecedented time
Samoa Observer
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Last week, several civil servants were not paid. Teachers, nurses, police officers and other government employees waited for this week to receive their pay. These are unprecedented times, and therefore, expect unprecedented issues to arise. In the...
BSP Samoa – System Maintenance Notice
Newsline Samoa
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November 1, 2024
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From Black Ferns to Fetu Samoa: Niall Williams-Guthrie's embraces heritage to inspire new generation
RNZ
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October 31, 2024
Former Black Ferns Sevens star Niall Williams-Guthrie is back on home soil, but this time wearing Fetu Samoa colours after moving to the NRLW last year, following a successful career representing New Zealand Rugby. Williams-Guthrie, 36, is a...
Historic Samoa meeting fosters Commonwealth…
Waatea News
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Role Funding: 0000 Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was a success for both inter-Commonwealth and Samoa relations. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the recent Commonwealth...