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Signing Ceremony of The Project for Construction of Training Centre of Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organizations under JAPAN’S GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR GRASS-ROOTS HUMAN SECURITY PROJECTS
Samoa Global News
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February 7, 2025
The Government of Japan in partnership with the Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organizations (SUNGO) is funding a training centre for under its GGP. A formal signing ceremony to approve funding under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots...
Climate-vulnerable islands storm out of COP29 negotiation room in row over funding
Sky News
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November 23, 2024
Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal. The more than 200 countries gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, are trying to agree a new financial...
Pacific news in brief for 11 July
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
The prestigious titles of Turaga Tui Nayau, Sau Ni Vanua Ko Lau and Tui Lau are being be bestowed upon Ratu Tevita this week. Photo: Facebook / Ministry of itaukei Affairs Fiji - donation China's Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian has handed over a...
Pacific Islands focus: climate emergencies, Trump’s impact and concerning whooping cough outbreaks
Croakey Health Media
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February 6, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: Welcome to the official launch of a new monthly column at Croakey, Pacific Islands focus! Isabelle Zhu-Maguire, PhD candidate at the School of Regulation and Governance within the Australian National University, will be...
Samoa, as Chair of Alliance of Small Island States, call for “climate justice” for the unheard
Pasifika Environews
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November 21, 2024
Thirty-nine small island and low-lying nations have urged world leaders to ensure the so-called ‘climate finance COP’ in Azerbaijan offers a beacon of hope for the “unheard voices” who deserve “climate justice.” Pacific Islands, Caribbean,...
Fiji PM Rabuka concerned by U.S climate, aid moves
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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February 9, 2025
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has implored the United States to rejoin the Paris Agreement and reconsider an aid freeze as the region fears the fallout from Donald Trump’s radical policy about-faces. Rabuka is the Pacific’s first leader to...
A timeless gem restored: Sheraton Samoa Aggie Grey's welcomes guests again
The Advocate
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February 9, 2025
The upstairs rooms in the original building exude old-world charm while behind the main building, another series of rooms are contemporary luxe and perfect for families. All of these rooms face onto the pool so parents can watch their charges as...
Fero Samoa offers STEM scholarships
Samoa Observer
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Fero Samoa, a key leader in the country’s manufacturing industry, has unveiled a new initiative aimed at nurturing local talent and addressing the growing demand for skilled professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)...
Samoa, as Chair of Alliance of Small Island States, call for “climate justice” for...
Pacific News Service
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Thirty nine small island and low-lying nations have urged world leaders to ensure the so-called ‘climate finance COP’ in Azerbaijan offers a beacon of hope for the “unheard voices” who deserve “climate justice.” Pacific Islands, Caribbean,...
No NZ police investigating defamation complaints in Samoa
Talamua
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February 4, 2025
By Lance Polu/ Apia, Samoa – 05 February 2025 – The New Zealand Police National Headquarters in Wellington has confirmed that no police from New Zealand have been requested to investigate a defamation complaint with the Samoan police. The...
‘It’s a total fabrication’: RFK Jr. misled the U.S. Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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February 4, 2025
Health Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, foreground right, shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he left the the 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu'u, Samoa, on June 1, 2019. Misiona Simo/Samoa Observer via AP, File By...
Environmentally diverse Digawututklh land returned to Wiyot Tri be
Mad River Union
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November 21, 2024
EUREKA – The Wiyot Tribe and Friends of the Dunes are excited to announce the official return of the historically significant Digawututklh land back to the Wiyot Tribe. This momentous occasion was commemorated with a private ceremony and...
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says
Associated Press
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February 3, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019...
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says
WTOP - District Columbia
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February 4, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F.… WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F....
Samoa’s Tulsi Gabbard heads U.S. intelligence
Islands Business
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November 18, 2024
Pacific governments at the UN climate summit are criticising Australia’s plans for a massive gas industry expansion in Western Australia, saying it could result in 125 times more greenhouse gas emissions than their island nations release in a...
Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and...
Pacific News Service
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Leaders and environmental advocates in the Pacific have expressed alarm over U.S President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and freeze foreign aid, warning the moves will accelerate the existential threats they...
National Entertainment Britain's King Charles celebrates Italian cuisine at Highgrove dinner with Stanley Tucci The actor and foodie has been invited to Charles’s Gloucestershire estate to enjoy a feast of sustainable Slow Food. 1 hour ago RSS,…
Meath Chronicle
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By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will join Hollywood star Stanley Tucci for a black tie dinner to celebrate Italian cuisine at Highgrove on Friday evening. The pair have invited the Italian-American Devil...
Cook Islands queen champions climate action
Cook Island News
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February 6, 2025
Miss Cook Islands Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate. PASIFIKA: SOLOMON HOST / CROWN & SASHES /25020501/25020502 “Let us use our voices to tell the world, the Pacific is not just a dot on the map, it is a lifeline for millions and it must be protected.” This...
US climate policies, WHO withdrawal and aid freeze: What do they mean for the Pacific?
Pacific Media Network
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A leading expert on Pacific politics and foreign affairs says it's not surprising that President Donald Trump signed executive orders to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organisation. The Paris Agreement, signed in...
Pacific nations react to Trump’s order withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement
Global Voices
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January 27, 2025
“Rise for climate to build a fossil-free world’ action in Port Vila, Vanuatu in September 2018. Photo from Flickr account of 350.org. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Several Pacific leaders and institutions have expressed concern over the withdrawal of the United...