The economies of a number of Pacific island countries have become increasingly dependent on the remittance of migrants. A series of recent International Labour Office research projects in the South Pacific focused on two countries—Tonga and Western Samoa (Brown 1994). Recommendations from these insights serve as a basis for a policy dialogue with the financial authorities of Pacific island coun...

Hebeloma ifeleletorum is described as a new species from American Samoa. Based on analyses of ITS and combined nLSU-ITS datasets H. ifeleletorum clusters with but is distinct from described species that have been placed in the genus Anamika by some. The phylogenetic relationship of H. ifeleletorum to the genus Anamika from Asia and to other species from Australia and New Caledonia suggests that...

A 36-year old gentleman from Western Samoa has had recurrent venous ulcerations of both legs that first began when he was 15 years old. He has had at least 15 recurrent ulcers mainly on the anterior and lateral aspect of the right lower leg. He has not been able to work for the past 4 years because of painful, large ulcerations of the right leg. His weight is 340 pounds. He has normal pulses in...

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