RNZ Pacific – A Samoan community leader in New Zealand says the citizenship bill that aims to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Samoa between 1924 and 1949…
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Palau receives Ancestral Remains in Repatriation Ceremony
Island Times – Germany- In a ceremony on March 25, 2024, the University of Göttingen and the State Ethnographic Collections of Saxony in Germany repatriated human remains of 8 individuals to Palau….
Palau President Seeks Approval for Legal Cooperation Treaty with Taiwan
Island Times – President Surangel Whipps Jr. is urging Palau’s national congress, the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), to ratify a treaty on mutual legal assistance with Taiwan. The agreement, signed in 2022…
Over VT570 million revenue from Jack Mackerel quota
Vanuatu has achieved a major breakthrough by generating an unprecedented revenue of over 570 million Vatu (VT) from its Jack Mackerel quota under the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO). As conveyed…
New Zealand and Samoa renew partnership for cooperation
RNZ Pacific – New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa have signed a renewed Statement of Partnership in Apia today. Peters and Minister for Health and…
400 nurses strike at Kapiolani Medical Center for better work conditions.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — 400 nurses from across Oahu led the charge for better working conditions at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children on Sunday, Jan. 21. The nurses strike demanded higher…
Is Alaska Air Buying Hawaiian Air?
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration that…
Palau’s “Alii Palau Airline” is open for business.
Koror – Palau’s own airline, Alii Palau Airline, is operating flights between Singapore and Airai International Airport. Alii Palau Airline CFO Akansksha Johri announced that the airline will be serving the public…