Vanuatu closes Dubai mission amid Iran tensions
UNITED States military bases in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have raised their threat levels as tensions escalate in the Middle East following American strikes on
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CONGRESSWOMAN Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen is optimistic that federal funding for critical port improvements in American Samoa will ultimately be
Movers and Shakers
BOUGAINVILLE’s Department of Health has appointed Alois Pukienei as Acting Secretary, succeeding Mathew
Fiji, Samoa out as EU updates tax blacklist
SAMOA and Fiji have been dropped from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative tax
US Congress tries to link Chinese Pacific projects to military threat
CHINA’S support for infrastructure projects in the Pacific could provide future military access for Beijing, senior members of a United States congressional advisory commission have warned in an exclusive interview
Looking south: Marshall Islands president visits Australia
MARSHALL Islands President Dr. Hilda C. Heine has made a state visit to Australia, the first by a Marshallese leader in more than three
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AMERICAN Samoa has entered the new year with renewed attention on strengthening its economy and staying connected in an increasingly digital
Trump dumps climate deal
AS President Donald Trump undercuts international law—from Gaza to Venezuela and beyond—the United States (US) has announced it will withdraw from a range of United Nations agencies and other international
Movers and Shakers
ELIZABETH Wright-Koteka, a veteran diplomat and former ambassador, has been appointed Secretary of the Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Briefs
THE Commonwealth Election Commission (CEC) wants the CNMI Legislature to pass an election reform bill to modernise the territory’s voting system.
Movers & Shakers
GOVERNOR Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Dr Ruth Tofiga, Loata Sipili, Brigitte Moala, and Sesula Fepuleai McMoore Tufele to the Board of Higher Education, which oversees the American Samoa Community College.
