Friday, October 25, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
One of our newer lawmakers recently penned a piece, “Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners” (Civil Beat, Oct. 18), floating the idea that condominium associations should consider self-insurance as one way to deal...Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from Talamua On-line
Apia, Samoa – 20 November 2024 – Patients care at the National Hospital at Moto’otua has not been affected by the damaged main X-ray machine as medical staff continue to provide service and examine patients using a...Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Talamua On-line
Apia, Samoa – 19 November 2024 – Over seventy public service leaders and senior officials from 16 Pacific member countries are meeting in Apia for 2024 Fono. The annual meeting is hosted by the Samoa Public Service Commission in...Thursday, October 24, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Please join us as we celebrate Makahiki and gather to mālama niu. On November 20, 2021, we planted 108 coconut trees in Kūkaniloko. Every year, we return to share food and take care of...Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Technical Department recently witnessed promising strides in youth football development in Noro, Western Province.Friday, November 8, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China have reached another milestone with the signing of the Agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for Ordinary Passports holders – giving a boost for tourist arrivals from China soon.Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has delivered a leadership development course for 60 Solomon Islands public servants in Honiara, in partnership with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Public Service (MPS).Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Covid-19 has made it virtually impossible for DJ duo Coco House Bros - Mark Zow and Mr E to tour internationally, so they decided to give back to the people of Rarotonga.Saturday, November 16, 2024 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
Vanuatu is acing double no- confidence motions seeking to remove both President Nikenike Vurobaravu and Prime Minister (PM) Charlot Salwai.Saturday, November 16, 2024 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
A new Year 9 curriculum will be introduced from 2025 across Vanuatu, providing a modern and high-quality education for all students.Thursday, October 17, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Most of us with smartphones are aware of the “AutoCorrect” feature that sometimes can be a great help, at other times a major annoyance. Simply put, when I am typing something, the computer sometimes replaces what I type with what...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Talamua On-line
A Pacific Island team may take on the Wallabies next year in Australia ahead of the Lions Series. The Roar reports that Rugby Australia has been looking at scheduling a Wallabies Test ahead of the Lions series, with a clash against a...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Last week, Cook Islands News told the story of Dr James Maoate Rennie, a Ngatangiia -born doctor who served as a medic with the Eighth Army in North Africa. After the story was published, Cook Islands News was contacted by Dr. Rennie’s...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Tourism Solomons’ ‘Mi Save Solo 2024’ Industry Buyer/Seller Meet has been hailed a resounding success, with Australian and New Zealand buyers giving the event an impressive satisfaction score of 4.8 out of 5.Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) reminds vendors that unauthorized procurements or commitments to deliver goods and services to the Government are serious violations of the Public Financial Management (Procurement) Regulations...Friday, November 22, 2024 from Samoa News
[ata: foa'i] By LALI STAFF SAMOA E to’a 13 matai ma nisi o le aumaga o le afioaga o Leafagaoalii i le motu tele i Salafai, na molia i se fa’alavelave na tula’i i totonu o le latou nu’u, lea na o latou saisaia ai se tama matua, ma...Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
by Michael Sukhov As I sat down to my morning coffee and paper today I was again greeted with the newsthat the Israeli military continues to slaughter innocent civilians in the West Bank, Gaza,and Lebanon. None of this would be possible...Friday, November 8, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
In a significant step for one of the main boarding schools in Guadalcanal Province, Selwyn College, the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facility is being rehabilitated and it will be soon handed over to the community.Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Back in the Dark Ages when I was going to public school here in Honolulu, I could get my school lunch for a quarter. An extra half-pint carton of milk was a dime. Nowadays, a school lunch costs $2.75 for most kids, and for...Thursday, September 19, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
This week we wanted to bring special attention to a 32-page pamphlet recently published by the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, simply called “Hawaii Budget Primer 2024-25.” The pamphlet’s cover page says that...Friday, September 13, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
As we watched the current Presidential election campaign this year, a decision popped out of the U.S. Supreme Court that made some of our eyes glaze over. It was about Presidential immunity, and the decision said that the President...Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Magpul’s Santini Eyewear is one of the newest incarnations of iconic Aviator Glasses. The company has an entire line of eyewear for use at the range but the Santini model is relatively new for them. Of course Aviator glasses have been...Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Why we hate each other more now than ever, and what to do about it I have a confession to make. Most of my life I have been an extroverted person, friendly, helpful, and communicative. I would enjoying making jokes with strangers,...Thursday, October 3, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Our Honolulu City Council has once again taken up the idea of the “empty homes tax.” Versions of this tax were considered in Bill 6 (2020) and Bill 9 (2022). Bill 46 (2024) is the current version moving forward in the...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Scientists say they have discovered the world's largest coral — measuring longer than a blue whale — on an expedition in Solomon Islands.Friday, September 27, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Our latest major government snafu comes to us courtesy of the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE). Their teachers are underpaid enough as is, but through some mysterious turns of events, they wound up stiffing hundreds of teachers...Monday, November 18, 2024 from Talamua On-line
By Lise Schmidt/ Apia, Samoa – 18 November 2024 – The nurses and midwives in Samoa came together last Friday to celebrate the significant advancements in their profession. A recent review by the Public Service Commission has culminated...Thursday, November 7, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
In the annals of politics is the legendary strategy once used by the National Park Service to avoid crippling budget cuts. As the story goes, when the tentative budget cuts were announced the Service told the public that, because...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Talamua On-line
Apia, Samoa – 21 November 2024 – Two companies have been engaged by the New Zealand Defence Force for salvage work and extract 900 tonnes of diesel fuel from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui off the Safata coast. The companies are the...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Central Islands Provincial Government has expressed a strong interest in attracting genuine business investments and contributing to national development initiatives.Friday, November 22, 2024 from Samoa News
Congratulations to Tisa Reed for winning the final prize for the 2nd week of the Self Care Fridays Challenge. Thank you for your participation and for choosing self-care! This Friday is your last chance to win a prize, so, join the...Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Exploring Timor-Leste: A comprehensive travel guide to one of the least visited countries in the world, by Jonty Crane, is the first internationally available guide book to this remarkable country since the 2011 edition of the Lonely...Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Why is there still a breast cancer epidemic despite billions in research funding? In the pre-pandemic days, when we were able to focus on other diseases besides COVID, there were annual gala events to raise awareness, and funds, for...Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Talamua On-line
Apia, Samoa – 19 November 2024 – The two longest serving staff members at the Australian High Commission in Apia were recognised by Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs for their decades of dedicated service. Mr Peter Alefosio...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Australia’s support for Solomon Islands’ cocoa sector continues to grow with the announcement of its latest partnership with Tupaghotua Cocoa Plantation (TCP), a local woman-owned business in Guadalcanal.Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Samoa News
[ata: foa'i] By LALI STAFF Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA O le amataga o le masina o Setema, na molia ai le susuga ia Marcus Maiava, i lona taumafai e nana pe faaleaga ia ni molimau, faapea ma le tete’e i leoleo a’o taumafai e faatino o...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Australia has commenced crucial design work to support Solomon Ports’ redevelopment of the ageing wharf facilities at Noro International Port, which is a national infrastructure pipeline priority project for the economic development of...Friday, October 25, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
It’s common American folk wisdom, apparently started by Benjamin Franklin, that “time is money”. You would expect a capitalist country, focused on finance, to worship the dollar and define time in terms of cash. It gives people a reason...Thursday, October 10, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately surrounding a $4 billion “global settlement” relating to financial responsibility for the Maui wildfires. Homeowners’ property insurance has paid fire victims more than $2.3...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Titikaveka premier men’s side will be out for redemption when they take on Nikao Sokattak in round 12 of Rarotonga football competition at the CIFA complex in Matavera this afternoon.Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
The Opposition bloc will file a case in court today challenging President Nikenike Vurobaravu's decision to dissolve Parliament amid a no-confidence motion against him.Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli’i Akina My heart goes out to our Maui ohana who are still struggling to find affordable rental housing in the wake of the devastating fires that razed much of Lahaina last year. But I am dismayed that several groups have...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Local business LF & Sons Enterprises has announced it is expanding cocoa supplies and improving market access to support livelihoods in remote areas of Malaita.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
The Cato Institute is a nonprofit organization, based in Washington, DC, that promotes fiscal and regulatory restraint and opposes the spiraling growth of government spending. Every two years, it puts out a Fiscal Policy Report...Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
A young man who has been charged for reckless driving resulting in the death of a woman at Manples Federation area in September will stand trial in the Supreme Court on December 3, after a committal order was issued by…Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Some people smell well, and smell good. And some people are real stinkers. In the typical American household, the nose is assaulted by an army of smells. You rise in the morning and go to the bathroom. If you are lucky enough not...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Bethesda Disability and Support Centre in Guadalcanal have received essential equipment and furniture from Australia enabling them to deliver inclusive training for its students.Monday, September 23, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli’i Akina There’s a new legal theory against the Jones Act on the block, and I’m hoping that it has some legs. My colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii have been advocating for years that federal lawmakers reform...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
New Zealand-based RaroGo has evolved into a one stop shop service of procuring and processing items to be airfreighted back to Rarotonga, says its managing director Maire Browne.Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli’i Akina If you hang around Hawaii long enough, you’ll hear a lot of buzz about the need to diversify our economy, help small businesses and support agriculture. Yet, Hawaii often ranks poorly in surveys of state...