August 2023
Te'ena e le Ofisa o le Loia Sili tagi fa’asaga i leoleo a le malo
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Budget hearings continue with Fono questioning a variety of issues
Ame Sene Tanielu
Freelance for Samoa News
Court defers sentencing of pregnant woman
Apia, SAMOA — The Supreme Court has deferred the jail term of a pregnant woman until after she gives birth and turns herself in as a prisoner in October to serve time.
LBJ hospital receives FEMA grant aimed at protecting critical care wards
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $500,000 in federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for the LBJ Medical C
Tonga's Dr Afuha'amango Tuipulotu making a difference as the world’s chief nurse
Sydney, AUSTRALIA — As a young girl growing up in Tonga, Dr Amelia Latu Afuha'amango Tuipulotu lived only two minutes' walk from the hospital she would eventually lead.
How did pisupo become a Pacific Island delicacy?
Sydney, AUSTRALIA — Corned beef, bully beef, pisupo or spam. Whichever name you know it by, this tin of processed meat needs no introduction in the Pacific.
ASG’s Maui donation drive set to begin on Labor Day — Sept 4
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “To initiate fundraising efforts,” the American Samoa Government is spearheading a Maui donation drive with plans to launch it on Sept.