Pacific News Briefs
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Picture-perfect weather set the scene for this year's Wellington Pasifika Festival, drawing large crowds to celebrate the cultures, languages and traditions of
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Picture-perfect weather set the scene for this year's Wellington Pasifika Festival, drawing large crowds to celebrate the cultures, languages and traditions of
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 43-year-old Samoa national holding a New Zealand passport has been detained in Apia after allegedly being found with 90 grams of marijuana and drug parapherna
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — February is Heart Health Month – a time to shine a light on cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in American Samoa, according to Make American Sam
Representing the Department of Commerce at the National Association for State Community Services Programs Conference in Washington, DC are: Pictured on Day 1 of the conference are Deputy Director R
Apia, SAMOA — (February 11, 2026) Internal investigations are underway following the tragic drowning of a police sergeant who lost his life in the line of duty last week.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 13, 2026, officers at the Leone Police Substation (LPS) received a call reporting a sibling assault in Asili, with the victim a minor.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 14, 2026, a man was arrested and taken into custody following an alleged domestic assault incident involving his wife at their residence in Futiga.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bosco the French bulldog, known for ripping it up on his surfboard, returned to the moana in Paihia this Waitangi Day, flying the He Whakaputanga flag before th
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A group representing the mining sector insists the decision declining plans to mine the Taranaki seabed is not final.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting the newspaper’s employees are being barred from Samoa government events. The incident which occurred at the residence of the He