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200 SAMOAN WOMEN TO RECEIVE FREE DRIVING AND EV AWARENESS TRAINING
[PRESS RELEASE 15 October 2025 Apia, Samoa] – The Women’s Driving License Programme was officially launched on Friday, 10 October, offering free driving lessons to 200 women across Samoa, together with an Electric Vehicle (EV) awareness course....
Visitor Spending Increased in September 2025 Despite Declining Visitor Arrivals
Posted on Oct 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: October 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 690,858 total visitors to the Hawaiian...
Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025
Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...
Visitor Arrivals and Expenditures Increased in May 2025
Posted on Jun 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: June 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in May...
Pacific Learners Complete Japan Study Tour on Early Warning Systems to Combat Disaster Risks
The Pacific learners began their studies on 11 November 2024 in Hiroshima, with a lecture at Hiroshima University on the effect of climate change in the form of tropical cyclones. They visited the Hiroshima City Torrential Rain Disaster Memorial...
ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...
ADB, Cook Islands Sign $30 Million Loan for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Development
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Cook Islands have signed a $30 million loan agreement to support the Cook Islands in building resilience and spur sustainable growth. The...
Tourism Off to a Positive Start for 2025
Posted on Feb 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 792,177 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...
DIY risks: Coroner’s warning after Northland man Ian McLarnon died while fixing ride-on lawnmower
He enjoyed fixing his own machinery, including his muscle cars. On August 27, 2022, Ian was working on the lawnmower on a concrete pad outside a shed at their property. About 1pm, Gail brought lunch out to him and then returned inside. About an...
2025 Pacific Championships Finals, venue, kick-off times confirmed
The 2025 Pacific Championships Finals have now been confirmed, with Samoa and New Zealand fighting it out for the Men’s tournament and Australia and New Zealand squaring off in the Women’s. Alongside the two Pacific Championships Finals, the Men’s...
2025 Pacific Championships Final
The National Rugby League (NRL) has today confirmed the fixture for the 2025 Pacific Championships Final, with three back-to-back matches to be played at CommBank Stadium in Sydney next Sunday (November 9). The blockbuster triple-header will...
PNG Kumuls crush Fiji to clinch third straight Pacific Bowl title
The Papua New Guinea Kumuls have claimed their third consecutive Pacific Bowl title. File photo. Photo: Supplied / PNG Kumuls Media Papua New Guinea (PNG) Kumuls have claimed their third consecutive Pacific Bowl title, defeating the Fiji Bati...
How to watch Papua New Guinea vs Fiji: Live streams as Kumuls face Bati in Pacific Championships
The Kumuls face the Bati for victory in the Pacific Bowl in the rugby league Pacific Championships You can watch Papua New Guinea vs Fiji today as the two side’s face off for victory in the Pacific Bowl in Rugby League’s Pacific Championships,...
Pacific Defence Ministers escalate militarisation across the region
The 10th annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) convened in Viña del Mar, Chile from October 22-24, amid the escalating imperialist war drive across the region, led by the United States, aimed against China. Delegates to the South...
Fewer players than Serbia—IRL boss explains why Samoa and Tonga can’t be ‘tier one’ rugby league nations
Ahead of another big weekend of international rugby league, the game’s eligibility rules are once again in the news. Speaking with AAP International Rugby League (IRL) boss Troy Grant has ruled out any changes to the current system with the 2026...
How to watch Papua New Guinea vs Fiji on 9Now — it's *FREE*
The Pacific Championships continue this weekend, and Papua New Guinea face off against Fiji to decide who finishes top of Pacific Bowl. Both sides have defeat Cook Islands, but who will come out on top this Saturday. Read on, and we'll show you...
Tottenham vs Chelsea Live Stream: How to watch Premier League 2025/26 London Derby on TV and online
Tottenham face Chelsea in the Premier League this Saturday teatime in what has become one of the fiercest rivalries in recent seasons. The Battle of the Bridge, Tuchel and Conte’s touchline clash, and Nicolas Jackson’s hat-trick against nine-man...
Super League quartet star as Papua New Guinea make history in Pacific Bowl
Four Super League players were on show as Papua New Guinea hammered Fiji to claim victory in the Pacific Bowl – with Edwin Ipape and Rhyse Martin among the stars. The Kumuls knew victory against Fiji would claim top spot in the Bowl and ensure...