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A group of 55 scientists hailing from different parts of the world has sent a letter to support the nomination of the Marianas Trench to the World Heritage Site list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, or Unesco. The letter was addressed to Jonathan Putnam of the National Park Service Office of International Affairs. All signatories were international scientists that support the nomination. Some of them are from the United States, Chile, France, United Kingdom, Iceland, Portugal, Namibia, India, Italy, Japan, Austria, Canada, Brazil, and Greece, to name a few.

Thousands of people in North Malaita have witnessed the opening and dedication of two newly built church buildings during the festive season. The Kwaiana SSEC Church building was officially opened on 23 and Maguarafu SSEC Church building on 30 of December. Hundreds of pigs were slaughtered for the occasions.

The big island of Savai’i is often referred to as ‘the real Samoa.’ Relatively untouched, its natural beauty and the people’s seemingly laid-back lives is what makes it extra special. There is more to it than that. Savai’i is a scenic treasure trove, with beautiful sandy beaches, unspoiled marine life, breath-taking waterfalls, rainforests teeming with birds, and a variety of attractions for tourists to see. It explains why we so often hear people say that if you haven’t been to Savai’i, you haven’t been to Samoa. Behind the effort to make the Savai’i experience more memorable is the Savai’i Samoa Tourism Association. The group strongly believes in the mantra that “what’s good for Upolu is also good for Savai’i.” Since 2012, the group made up of passionate tourism operators from Savai’i banded together to become a unified voice for the improvement of Savai’i.

One of the three foreign fishing vessels caught in Milne Bay waters recently was sunk by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force naval boats. PNGDF Chief Of Staff Colonel Ray Numa confirmed the sinking saying it was normal procedural process after the vessel tried to evade the navy while fishing in PNG waters on December 22. Col Numa said the two boats and crew managed to cooperate while the other refused to submit as a result was fired upon and fishermen and all drums containing harvested bechedemer rescued while the boat was left to sink.