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News tagged with “pacific island”. Found:
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Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 5 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck at 1:47 am (1247 GMT Tuesday), Tongan officials said, but there were no reports of damage or injuries,...

Tags: Tongan, Pacific County, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, South Pacific, pacific island, island nation, Nuku'alofa, earthquake struck, geological survey, Tonga, Environment, Disaster Accident, Earthquake, Tsunami, Earthquake engineering, American Samoa, Tongan mythology, Niuatoputapu, Richter magnitude scale, Nukuᅧᄏalofa, Weather, Physical oceanography, Historic tsunamis, Tonga earthquake, Seismology, Blizzards, Canada, Samoa earthquake, Tsunamis, Polynesia, Ice storms

Nasinu :: Fiji Islands | 7 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Blessed with a kaleidoscope of culture, religion and tradition that entails the way of the Pasifika seafarers, the official launch was honoured by the presence of 11 of the 12 contestants who will be vying for the Miss South Pacific crown this year. The...

Tags: Miss South Pacific, Pacific Island, pacific voyaging, Fiji Islands Voyaging Society, Fiji Islands, Nasinu, Hokulea, Canoeing, Island countries, Fiji, Melanesia, Environment

Taipei :: Taiwan | 7 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) Taiwanese fishing vessels found engaging in illegal fishing activities in international waters will face penalties that could include a revocation of their licenses, an official at the Council of Agriculture's Fisheries Administration...

Tags: Central Pacific, Greenpeace Esperanza, Pacific Island, fishing licenses, illegal fishing, Taiwan, Taipei, Environmental law, Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing, Tuna, Overfishing, Greenpeace, Fishing industry, Scombridae, Crimes, Environment

Suva :: Fiji Islands | 11 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Pacific islands will receive H1N1 vaccine from the World Health Organisation next month. Ministry of Health media officer Iliesa Tora said it will the first time H1N1 vaccine is made available to Pacific countries. Mr Tora said when the influenza H1N1...

Tags: Dr Chen Ken, h1n1 vaccination, South Pacific, Fiji, Pacific Island, Fiji Islands, Suva

Apia :: Samoa | 26 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

It is important that the FRU must be very selective in the selection to ensure that the people who come on are those who wish to contribute positively to taking Fiji Rugby forward towards the 2011 Rugby World Cup. But, as this column highlighted before,...

Tags: Pacific Island

Koror :: Palau | 27 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs, released on the weekend after nearly eight years locked up at Guantanamo Bay, spent their first day of freedom on Monday shopping in the Palau capital Koror. They have also pencilled in a day's swimming at the spectacular Rock...

Tags: Palauan, Muslim Uighurs, Guantanamo Bay, Uighurs Released From Gitmo, pacific islands, Pacific Island, islands nation, China, U.S, bay detainees

Hūmān :: Iran | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Pacific Island Forum Leader's decisions into real resources for national level support," he said. He said they would continue to support the work of Pacific Association of Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Mr Utoikamanu said the SPC viewed...

Tags: vocational education, Fiji National University, Fiji Institute of Technology, Pacific Island

Luganville :: Vanuatu | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Listen Red Cross worker Rosemarie North 01/10/2009 17:19:00 Newstalk ZB host Larry Williams speaks with Red Cross aid worker Rosemarie North, who is in Samoa assessing the impact of the tsunami. Listen NZ cyclist Sam Bewley has signed a two year deal...

Tags: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, New Zealand, South Pacific, Pacific Island, Vanuatu, pacific islanders, tsunami alert, struck near, near vanuatu, Fijilive

Luganville :: Vanuatu | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Fresh quake renews tsunami fears for Pacific A huge subsea quake struck the southwest Pacific on Thursday, local time, prompting a tsunami warning for island nations only a week after a deadly wave swept over the Samoa islands, killing around 150 people....

Tags: tsunamis warning, South Pacific, Vanuatu, Pacific Island, islanders nation, tsunamis panic, higher grounds, pacific islanders

Suva :: Fiji Islands | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Vodafone Miss Hibiscus Merewalesi Nailatikau is feeling relieved after the hectic week-long Hibiscus Festival, however at the back of her mind she feels that an even bigger challenge looms. Nailatikau will represent Fiji at the South Pacific pageant in...

Tags: South Pacific, pacific pageant, Fiji, Pacific Island

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