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New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledgesThe resort lies on the fringes of one of the world’s largest barrier reefs. Powered by solar energy, in an effort to reduce …
Read More‘Historic’ summit seen as part of effort to counter Beijing in the region as Pacific leaders seek more support on climate changeChina’s rising power in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsPresident Joe Biden will host Pacific leaders at the White House …
Read MoreForeign secretary cancelled plans in Samoa and New Zealand due to crisis in Sudan, his office saidThe British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has skipped planned meetings to New Zealand and Samoa to focus on coordinating the UK’s response to the cri…
Read MoreSamoa’s prime minister says port ‘might morph into something else’ and suggests Pacific countries may have to monitor situationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Chinese state company has won a major contract to …
Read MoreLast year more than 6,600 workers left Samoa for seasonal worker programs, double the number leaving before the pandemicFor most visitors to the exclusive resort on Taumeasina Island near Apia, Samoa, it is the golden sands and tropical waters that app…
Read MoreHouses have been painted blue and flags are sold out across the island country ahead of the grand final against Australia on Saturday at Old TraffordOn the main street of Apia, the capital of Samoa, everything is blue. People are in royal blue T-shirts…
Read MoreScant details released apart from promises of infrastructure support, amid western concerns that China is seeking to expand its security presence in regionSamoa signed a bilateral agreement with China on Saturday, promising “greater collaboration”, as …
Read MoreResearchers say leaves of the matalafi plant could also potentially be used to treat cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases Leaves from a plant which can be found “in back yards across Samoa” could be as effective as ibuprofen in lowering inflamm…
Read MoreEveryone in the Pacific has stories of times the climate crisis hit our lives. For me, it is the birth of my daughter between cyclonesMy daughter was born between cyclones.It was January 2013, and as we drove to the hospital, we passed the wreckage lef…
Read MorePacific country says it faces ‘diabolical challenges’ due to larger nations and that they play a much bigger role in controversial industryThe financial regulator of Samoa, a Pacific nation implicated in the Pandora papers as a tax haven for wealthy in…
Read MoreAfter months of political turmoil, following the country’s most contentious election, Fiama Naomi Mata’afa is ready to get to workThe prime minister’s office in Apia, the capital of Samoa, which overlooks the harbour, has just been vacated by the man w…
Read MoreFiame Naomi Mata’afa was confirmed by Samoa’s court of appeal to be the country’s first female prime minister, ending the 22-year reign of the former leaderSamoa’s months-long political crisis has been brought to a close and the Pacific nation has its …
Read MoreThe government’s actions after last month’s elections call democracy into question and set a dangerous precedent for developing nationsSamoa has long been touted as a beacon of democracy and political stability in the Pacific, a region troubled by mili…
Read MoreThe second-longest serving prime minister in the world is being challenged by his former deputySamoa’s ruling party will face its strongest challenge in 40 years as the small South Pacific country goes to the polls on Friday.After 22 years in the top j…
Read MoreA new documentary shows that while the health impacts of the pandemic have – so far – been largely avoided, the effects of isolation on families, communities, and livelihoods has been profound Faith, family, and a little bit of farming.The Pacific’s re…
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