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Cook Islands, Fiji and Samoa name squad for Netball World Youth Cup
RNZ
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July 30, 2025
Fiji under-21 squad members competing in their trials in Suva. 8 July 2025 Photo: Netball Fiji Three of the Pasifika teams that will compete at the Netball World Youth Cup 2025 in Gibraltar have announced strong squads for the event. Cook Islands,...
Samoa election: Political parties make promises on health, welfare, economy
Samoa News
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July 22, 2025
RNZ Pacific — With campaigning well underway for Samoa's general elections, registered political parties have been announcing their policy platforms. Voters are being courted with manifestos that promise free public healthcare, cash payments for...
Samoan PM raises concerns over China security precedent
Pacific News Service
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Samoa’s prime minister has raised concerns about China muscling its way into the Pacific but stressed relations with Beijing need to be seen in a more nuanced way. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is in Australia to meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with...
Samoa election: Political parties make big promises on health, welfare and economy
RNZ
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July 22, 2025
FAST's La'auli Leuatea Polataivao, SUP's Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, and HRPP's Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Photo: RNZ Pacific / FAST Party / Samoa Uniting Party / HRPP With campaigning well underway for Samoa's general elections, registered...
Samoa prepares to go to the polls: ‘Going to be an…
Pacific News Service
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Samoa is in full swing of political campaigning as the country readies for next month’s general election. A record 191 candidates were standing, and seven political parties were registered. The island nation was plunged into turmoil at the last...
Samoa prepares to go to the polls: 'Going to be an interesting election'
1News
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Samoa is in full swing of political campaigning as the country readies for next month's general election. A record 191 candidates were standing, and seven political parties were registered. The island nation was plunged into turmoil at the last...
Wanted Scammer Caught by Businessman of Ululoloa-Siusega’s Neighbourhood Watch
Samoa Global News
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July 28, 2025
Monday 28 July 2025, Apia Samoa. Fugitive Aleni Finau, wanted by Samoa Police for “scams” was this afternoon caught and taken to the Apia police headquarters by a Siusega businessman and his staff. Samoa Police posted this Wanted Notice on Friday...
Australia opens second Pacific Engagement Visa ballot, adds Samoa and Kiribati
Pacific News Service
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From Monday, Pacific island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia’s second annual Pacific Engagement Visa stream (PEV) ballot. The PEV provides opportunities for up to 3,000 Pacific island and Timorese nationals to live,...
Make tax easier to calculate to boost compliance – Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo urges VAT reform
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 27, 2025
By: Belinda Nketia A private legal practitioner and member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, has called on the government to restructure Ghana’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system to make it easier to calculate and more...
Large-Scale Fumigation Rolled out in Schools across Samoa
Samoa Global News
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July 27, 2025
🛠️✨ Fumigation Week in Schools! ✨🛠️ The Ministry of Education and Culture in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other government ministries, started to roll out a large-scale fumigation program in schools across Samoa on Saturday 26 July...
Fiji’s growth slow | Global uncertainty weighs on Pacific economies
The Fiji Times
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July 27, 2025
Fiji’s post-pandemic economic rebound is losing momentum, with growth forecasts downgraded and tourist arrivals on the decline, according to the World Bank’s latest Pacific Economic Update. The report, released on June 17, paints a sobering...
'Growing issue': Concerns for Samoa as meth spreads across Pacific
1News
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There are grave concerns for Samoa as it succumbs to a tidal wave of methamphetamine spreading across the Pacific, with new lines of drug and gun smuggling opening up. 1News pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver investigates. Warning: This story...
Seismic shifts have created a ‘wide open’ landscape for Cook Inlet Conference football
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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In an August 2024 game, Thomas Adams looks to clear a path for Dimond High quarterback Cayden Pili as he runs the sidelines at Dimond High in Anchorage. Bartlett defenders Makisi Poleo and Sam Masalosalo move in to make the stop short of the goal...
138 Students Graduate as Samoa’s latest cohort of Young Environmental Guardians
Samoa Global News
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July 25, 2025
The Guardians Programme recently concluded a week of environmental education in the Anoamaa district, where 138 students graduated as the latest cohort of Samoa’s young environmental guardians. The presence of Samoa’s traditional voyaging canoe in...
Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort may be sold
Talanei
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July 23, 2025
Samoa’s Caretaker Minister of Finance, Lautimuia Uelese Va’ai has confirmed Samoa National Provident Fund (SNPF) is looking at options for the possible sale of the Sheraton Mulifanua Beach Resort. He told the Samoa Observer newspaper that no final...
$10,000 boost to nbs Samoa Weightlifting Team for upcoming Commonwealth Championships in India
Samoa Global News
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July 24, 2025
Samoa’s must successful national sporting team have been presented a $10,000 tala boost from their major naming rights sponsors, the National Bank of Samoa. National Bank of Samoa Samoa Weightlifting Team receiving 10k tala for Commonwealth...
Pacific Economies Hold Steady in 2025 but Face Slower Growth Ahead, Says ADB
PNG Business News
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Economic growth in Pacific island nations is expected to hold steady this year but slow slightly in 2026, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released 23 July, 2025. The ADB maintained its 2025 growth...
Hon Tuala Ponifasio Outlines Samoa’s National Response to Dengue Fever
Samoa Global News
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July 24, 2025
Thursday, 24 July 2025, Statement by Acting Caretaker Prime Minister. On April 17, 2025, the Ministry of Health officially declared a major Dengue Fever outbreak following a sharp increase in confirmed cases. From January to July 20, 2025, a total...
NZ Rugby faces $1b decision as Silver Lake conversion looms: Gregor Paul
The New Zealand Herald
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August 14, 2025
That figure was revised following the Covid-enforced Super Rugby revamp, and NZR has banked about $100m in broadcast revenue between 2021 and 2024 (with the same number expected this year). But the new agreement that will run between 2026-2030, is...
US tariffs, trade tensions to dent growth in Asia
The News International
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MANILA: Higher US tariffs and global trade uncertainty have further dimmed the economic outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Wednesday, as it revised down its growth forecasts for the...