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Amata issues statement condemning attacks in Israel
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement condemning the attacks against Israel.
Miss Princess Alaska 2024 photo & caption
Jastell Amora-Joy Mafua-Etelagi (front row left with crown) was named the first Miss Princess Alaska 2024 on Sunday October 8, 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. She is 8-years old and in 2nd grade.
'Home Away From Home' for Pacific communities
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Nestled in the heart of Henderson, West Auckland, lies the Corban Estate Pacifica Arts Center.
Family dispute results in arrest
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man contacted the Central Police Station on September 28, 2023 at 5:56 PM, requiring assistance with his younger brother who was cussing in a loud manner, cau
Samoan researcher enters tattoo debate
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoa PhD candidate and researcher has suggested a solution to concerns about traditional tattooing.
Deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria island-hops around the Pacific
Dunedin North, NEW ZEALAND — A drug-resistant infection is "a ticking time bomb" in the Pacific, according to new Otago University research.
Senate makes amendments to the $22 million supplemental bill
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An emotional Senator Utu Sila Poasa could not help shedding tears as he argued that the $15.9 million in the administration’s $22 million Supplemental Bill earm



![Palestinians remove a dead body from the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike on the Jebaiya refugee camp, Gaza Stripe, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. [AP photo/ Ramex Mahmoud] Palestinians remove a dead body from the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gaza_dead.jpg?itok=3WHazIxs)


![The dancing queens of the Pacifica Arts Center was established in the late 1980s by a group of Pacific Mamas, all of whom were first-generation immigrants to New Zealand. The center provides a home away from home for indigenous communities. (Read story for details in today’s Pacific News) [photo: Pacifica Arts Center] The Dancing Queens](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dancing_queens.jpg?itok=iJCctQhn)

![The traditional male 'pe'a'. [SN file photo] traditional male 'pe'a](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ws_tattoo_fest_2009web.jpg?itok=9K34UcCR)

![On Thursday, the issue of the Administration’s supplemental bill that was restored to its original $22 million by the House and passed with amendments, on Wednesday this week was discussed during a Joint Conference Committee meeting and later during the regular Senate session The two sides could not come to an agreement on how the money should be spent with the Senate deciding to come up with their own amendments to the bill. It had rejected the amendments the House made to the bill earlier. [photo: AF] Hearing on supplemental bill](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_2198.jpg?itok=FE0QSDtS)