Cook Island News – Cook Islands Immigration is set to launch an online visa and permit application system, much to the relief of local businesses and visa applicants. Immigration is running in-house…
Month: August 2024
Australia announces AUD $9.5m community program.
Matangi-Tonga Online – By Katalina Siasau Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy MP visits the MORDI Tonga Trust facilities today, at Havelu, on the side of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting…
United Airlines flight attendants prepared to strike.
KHON2 – United Airlines flight attendants said they’re ready to strike. The announcement comes after workers at several hotels also declared they’re on the verge of striking. Now, state officials are waiting…
Global eyes are on a summit for the world’s tiniest nations.
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — As leaders of Pacific nations were welcomed to their annual meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on Monday, they were greeted first by torrential rain and then by an earthquake. The…
American Samoan Navy Officer tells of growing up in best of two worlds
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A daughter of American Samoa has reached a significant milestone in her military journey, entering the upper echelon of the US Navy with her recent promotion to the…
Advocates empower migrants from Micronesia states, Marshall Islands and Palau in Hawaii
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – For nearly four decades, citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau have been free to live and work legally in the U.S. under the…
Crown Prince launches Niu Lodge to accommodate Forum delegates
A cluster of container houses assembled at Popua was officially launched on Saturday, 17 August, when HRH Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala unveiled a plaque revealing the name “Niu Lodge”. The units will help to…
New Zealand food bank unknowingly hands out meth candies
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand have so far accounted for 41 chunks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers — each a potentially lethal amount of the drug —…
Kapalua Village offers new hope for 2023 Lahaina wildfire survivors
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Here’s the spell-checked and slightly polished version: The Kapalua Village is another stepping stone for those who lost everything in the 2023 Lahaina wildfire. One-third of Kapalua-based employees who…
Health Ministry launches multi-hazard communication strategy to fight misinformation.
The Ministry of Health launched the Multi-Hazard Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy for 2024-2025 (MHRCCES) yesterday, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region. The event featured Dr….