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Need for independent science during plastic treaty negotiations
Poor science heard during the negotiations for a new Plastics Treaty has caused concern for the Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. A group of approximately 240 scientists representing over 250 independent scientists across the...

Cook Islands Pocket Guide Launches Major Update Following Latest Research Trip
Cook Islands Pocket Guide, the leading online travel guide for the Cook Islands, has released a major update to its content following an in-depth research trip across Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Atiu. The trip, carried out in March 2025, was made...

McKay leads Samoa's green transport with solar-powered electric catamarans
About 10 to 15 locals will be trained to build the boats, alongside Henry Silva Shipyard. Haselden thought McKay’s training programme was one of the reasons it was successfully awarded the contract. “We see so many examples of projects like this,...

Samoan researcher returns home safely from Israel
A Samoan agricultural researcher with the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) arrived home safely from Israel last Saturday, June 28, after navigating a complex repatriation trip amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East....

Former Miss Samoa heads NUS medical school
Former Miss Samoa 1999-2000, Siiliili Dr Taralina Gae’e-Atefi, is the newly appointed Head of School of the School of Medicine at our National University of Samoa. She is a medical graduate from the Pacific’s longest-serving Institution in medical...

A better Samoa starts with education
There are children now faced with an uncertain future as district councils have turned away from the promises they made. For many of these children, education is a means of escaping poverty and achieving a better future. These children are having...

MANA: Spirit of the Pacific Coming to Auckland
Photo: Discover Auckland MANA: Spirit of the Pacific, a new Polynesian dinner and dance show is heading to Auckland next month. Auckland is known as the largest Polynesian city in the world but tourists in search of authentic cultural experiences...

Kristen Gyles | The lure of greener pastures
Recently, I came across an interesting post on social media by an old acquaintance. He emigrated to Canada eight years ago, after completing his tertiary studies. He said he left Jamaica with only $50, his suitcase, a work permit and a dream. At...

Global Voices: 40 Years on from the Bombing of Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace, By: David Robie. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy...

You can visit a UK beach named among the most idyllic in the world - 'it's the English Seychelles'
Lounging on a beach and enjoying the sun is what many people look forward to on their holidays, but you don't need to travel far to find a "paradise" island. New research found Pentle Bay on the Isles of Scilly to be one of the world's most...
21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...

Harmony at the International Day of Yoga celebration at USP Samoa
By Dwayne Mahimkar* Apia, Samoa – 23 June 2025 – Samoa is among the first in the world to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga, held at the USP Samoa campus in Alafua early Saturday morning. Around 30+ people partook in this year’s Yoga...

Researchers and scholars at the top of their fields elected as Fellows
Nineteen new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for their distinction in research and advancement of science, technology or the...

Major corporations under fire for turning blind eye to horrifying worker exploitation: 'We will report about all your lies and wrongdoing'
A 2024 report found that women in the Indian state of Maharashtra were being pressured into getting hysterectomies so they didn't have to miss work cutting sugar cane. The report by The New York Times and The Fuller Project also discovered that...

Major progress – but still gaps – in shark and ray conservation
A pair of blacktip reef sharks (Photo: Kimberly Jeffries/WCS) A new study led by scientists from Florida International University (FIU) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has found that there has been substantial progress in implementing...
Pacific news in brief for 11 July
The prestigious titles of Turaga Tui Nayau, Sau Ni Vanua Ko Lau and Tui Lau are being be bestowed upon Ratu Tevita this week. Photo: Facebook / Ministry of itaukei Affairs Fiji - donation China's Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian has handed over a...

Nu’uuli Voc Tech High School Commencement photo & caption
Nu’uuli Voc Tech High School held their Commencement Exercises last week Friday, June 13, 2025. Samoa News will be running their photo page and story, sponsored by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Friday, June 20th. [photo: Gabby Fa’aiuaso]

Leaders, Scientists Meet to Protect Oceans
NFK Editors - June 11, 2025 Nice, France —(Map) On Monday, scientists and government leaders came together in Nice, France for the third United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference. The meeting is focused on the many challenges facing the world’s oceans,...

OPINION : Fighting Poverty and Driving Economic Growth for Samoa
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Nepal News Evening Briefing | Thursday, July 10, 2025
KATHMANDU: Stay informed with Nepal News’ daily evening briefing, covering the most significant developments from Nepal and around the world. From politics and economy to sports, entertainment, and culture, we bring you a concise summary of the...