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Advocate to restore citizenship (Western Samoa ) Act 1982 amongst Pacific peoples recognised in King’s Honours List 2025
TP+
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June 1, 2025
Kings Honours List 2025. Pasifika people are among the 88 recipients who have been recognised for the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List, for their service and contribution to the country. Congratulations goes to: Member of the New Zealand Order of...
All about Samoa, the small island nation EAM Jaishankar greeted on its I-Day
Mint
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June 1, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday extended greetings to the Government and people of Samoa on their Independence Day – observed on 1 June every year. Taking to the microblogging platform X, Jaishankar further said: "Committed to...
Designer with ties to Hawaii killed at ‘No Kings’ protest
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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June 17, 2025
PHOTO COURTESY AH LOO GOFUNDME Samoan fashion designer with Hawaii ties Arthur Fosala “Afa” Ah Loo, 39, died Saturday after he was fatally shot at a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City. Hawaii’s fashion community mourned the death of prominent...
Taupou Samoa dance group celebrates 35 years
KGTV 10 News - California
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May 31, 2025
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — For more than three decades, Aunty Kiki Sotoa Solia has dedicated her life to Taupou Samoa, sharing the culture of Polynesia and ensuring that longstanding traditions are carried on for future generations. Through the sounds,...
Who was Arthur Folasa Ah Loo? ‘Project Runway’ designer killed at ‘No Kings’ protest in Salt Lake City
Financial Express
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Arthur Folasa Ah Loo has been named as the man who was fatally shot during a ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday night. Confirming his death, the Salt Lake City Police described the 39-year-old as an “innocent bystander.”...
From Hawaii To Samoa: Tattoos That Go Beyond Skin Deep
Who What Wear
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June 1, 2025
It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, many people who spent hours in tattoo parlors adding to their growing collections will tell you that in many cases, there...
OPINION – Ideas for Fiji education review: Free downloads
The Fiji Times
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May 31, 2025
FIJI has appointed seven commissioners (Dr Kesaia Seniloli, Dr Priscilla Puamau, Dr Vijay Naidu, Filipe Jitoko, Kelera Taloga, Arvind Maharaj and Dr Lavinia Tiko) to a Fiji Education Commission to conduct “a comprehensive review of the nation’s...
Fashion designer killed at ‘No Kings’ rally ‘cared about making a difference,’ friends say
WMTV - Wisconsin
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June 17, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man shot and killed while participating in the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was a successful fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific...
Aoga Amata Samoa: ‘Capturing the essence of our being’
TP+
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May 30, 2025
Hanalei Foliaki | Reporter/Director As the Pacific community celebrates another Samoan language week, guardians of Gagana Samoa in early learning centres acknowledge the increasing challenges they face trying to stay true to their language and...
Multi-sector approach rooted in culture key to early childhood development: Mokoroa
Cook Island News
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May 29, 2025
Minister of Education, Vaine “Mac” Mokoroa speaking during the early childhood development (ECD) forum, with the Minister of Health, Rose Toki Brown (right), in Samoa. 25052822 Minister of Education Vaine “Mac” Mokoroa says a “multi-sector...
USP Samoa Campus Graduates More Female Than Male Students
Newsline Samoa
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May 30, 2025
A total of 181 students graduated from The University of the South Pacific’s (USP), Samoa Campus today, Friday 30 May 2025. Of the total graduates, 122 were females. The graduation session featured students from Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands,...
Samoan fashion designer, Arthur ‘Afa’ Folasa Ah Loo, shot and killed at protest in Utah
The New Zealand Herald
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June 15, 2025
The charges were preliminary and would need to be confirmed by prosecutors. Samoan-born and raised, Ah Loo lived and worked in Utah with his wife Laura and their two children. Speaking at a press conference today, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian...
Culture at the core: Journalistic values in the Pacific Islands
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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May 21, 2025
BY Birte Leonhardt, Folker Hanusch and Shailendra B. Singh THE role of journalism in society is shaped not only by professional norms but also by deeply held cultural values. This is particularly evident in the Pacific Islands region, where...
Culture at the core: examining journalism values in the Pacific
Asia Pacific Report
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May 20, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Birte Leonhardt, Folker Hanusch and Shailendra B. Singh The role of journalism in society is shaped not only by professional norms but also by deeply held cultural values. This is particularly evident in the Pacific Islands region,...
Citizens’ groups praise Gov’t for ‘Reservation’ on Samoa Agreement
Jamaica Observer
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May 29, 2025
EIGHT citizens groups which in 2023 capped 27 months of advocacy by urging the Jamaican Government to reconsider “the glaring danger of multiple clauses” before signing the new African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-EU agreement — the Samoa Agreement...
Media groups call for repeal of Samoa’s defamation law
Global Voices
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May 28, 2025
Lagi Keresoma (left) is the first woman president of the Journalists Association of Samoa. Screenshot from the YouTube video of ABC International Development. Fair use Samoan and Pacific media groups have reiterated the demand to repeal Samoa’s...
FWRM pushes for mandatory sexuality education
FBC News
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May 28, 2025
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is calling for comprehensive Sexuality Education to be made mandatory in all schools as part of the Education Act review. While speaking at the public consultation on the review of the Education Act 1966 at Fiji...
Beyond The Storm-Women, Climate, And The Power of Inclusion: Unlocking Stronger Climate Strategies through Gender-Responsive Action in the Pacific and Caribbean
New Spotlight Nepal
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On the Edge: Women, Islands, and a Changing Climate In the vibrant Pacific and Caribbean regions, women are the quiet powerhouses behind both on- and off-farm work. It is they who nurture crops, tend home gardens, and harvest seafood drawing upon...
Head of State accepts Samoa PM’s advice, cabinet is caretaker government
Islands Business
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May 28, 2025
A brewing debate has surfaced among Pacific Island nations over how best to protect and preserve the cultural and economic value of kava, the region’s cherished traditional crop. Tonga is calling on fellow Pacific kava producers to follow its lead...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...