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The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Adela Issachar Aru as its new Board Chairperson.

Press freedom around the world is being threatened by political authorities – the very people who should be its guarantors. In marking Press Freedom Day, on 3 May, Reporters Without Borders says this is clear from the latest World Press Freedom Index, which shows journalism is under political pressure. Their finding was based on five indicators that were used to compile this

Newsweek has plotted the biggest earthquakes, of a magnitude 6 or higher, that have occurred around the globe so far this year.

A widowed mother of seven, Mele Havea (35) received 18 months imprisonment, fully suspended, after pleading guilty to charges of impersonating a customs officer in Vava’u. The judge said it was the first case of its kind in Tonga. “If she had not been caught in time, she may have eventually been able to scam more out of the Chinese shop owners.”

There is much still to be learned regarding the outcomes of transnational parenting for young people in labour-sending countries. In particular, a significant knowledge gap exists regarding young people's perspectives on transnational parenting at the time of the parent's absence outside of Central America or Asia. Thus, the purpose of this study is to increase understanding of young people's experience in the under-researched Pacific Islands region by examining: How does a parent...

The new season of Celebrity Treasure Island is due to hit New Zealand screens later this year.

Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand

Death rates for Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders in the US are 30 percent higher for breast cancer and 75 percent higher for liver cancer.

NEW YORK, May 06, 2024 -- The Metals Company , an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it will host a conference call on Monday, May 13,...

Wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer discusses how Tanga Loa managed to get from NJPW to WWE with fans being unaware.