Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
MAJURO – The Marshall Islands is reporting over a thousand cases of chikungunya, with the mosquito-borne illness spreading out to numerous remote outer islands.
NEW YORK – Tongan-born beauty Teresa Moore right now needs all the “likes” she can get from her friends to make the next big step in her modelling career.
KOROR – A study is underway in Palau to assess the damage of increased recreational use of coral reefs.
AUCKLAND – A new university course is aiming to address health inequalities and improve the health of the Pacific population in New Zealand.
SUMATE – As his boat glided effortlessly into a tranquil palm-fringed bay on the west coast of Guadalcanal, Dan Etherington had no idea what would follow.
APIA – Work on the US$21 million upgrade of Faleolo International Airport terminal in Samoa started this week with a ground breaking ceremony led by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Samoa, Madam Li Yanduan, and Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
MAJURO – A newly-published book by long-time Marshall Islands journalist Giff Johnson hopes to shine a light on the difficult problems and choices facing the Pacific Islands today.
PAGO PAGO – American Samoa police have confirmed they are looking into allegations of child trafficking and exploitation involving a church group.
PORT MORESBY – A Papua New Guinea government minister who told parliament its national rugby league squad was ready to “hunt down, kill and eat” Australian players has released a statement saying it was all just light humoured “banter about sport”.
PACIFIC– The Secretariat of the Pacific Community says a junk food tax has to be considered to prevent obesity in children.
PAPEETE – The leaders of the Polynesian countries have adopted a declaration calling for international recognition of their countries’ vulnerability to climate change.
HONIARA – Police in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu are checking remote villages and islands after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sunday afternoon.
PAGO PAGO – Health authorities in American Samoa have described the recent dengue fever outbreak in the territory as an epidemic.
PORT MORESBY – Australia capped off its first Pacific Games competition with 47 medals. It was not only a successful campaign for the athletes, but a journey full of cultural appreciation and respect for the Pacific Games writes Annie Kearney of Olympics Australia.
LAE – A woman who gave birth to triplets in a remote village in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe province took six days to reach a hospital in Lae, after tribal fighting stopped her from reaching medical help.
PORT MORESBY – The Pacific Games in Port Moresby came to a close on Saturday night with a surprise parting announcement that Papua New Guinea is planning to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
PORT MORESBY – In the middle of a lunch-time frenzy at the Athletes’ Village on Sunday, the catering manger announced loudly and proudly that staff had just served meal number 100,000 of the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.
PORT MORESBY – Players from six countries will take to the greens at Bisini Grounds in Port Moresby this week to compete in the lawn bowls competition at the 2015 Pacific Games.
PORT MORESBY – “Thank you Ryan Pini for being a great champion,” wrote Papua New Guinea’s daily newspaper the Post-Courier on its live online digital news site for the 2015 Pacific Games.
PORT MORESBY – Fiji beat Vanuatu 4-3 in a penalty shootout to qualify for the Olympic Games soccer tournament for the first time after a remarkable day of drama on and off the pitch on Sunday.
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