Commonwealth nations adopt their first ocean declaration
APIA, Samoa (AP) — Commonwealth countries adopted Saturday their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of Samoa as calls from some of Brit

![Samoa’s Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, center, addresses the final press conference, flanked by Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Husan, Malta’s Minster of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, and Rwanda’s Minister of foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. [William West/ pool photo via AP] Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and others](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa_pm_at_press_conference.jpeg?itok=Jmy3wLbx)


![His Majesty shook hands with students on campus who were super excited to meet him in person. [photo: NUS] KING CHARLES AND STUDENTS](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/king_meets_students.jpg?itok=Ga9ahjqr)

![The American Samoa Visitors Bureau hosted a cocktail evening at Tradewinds this past Friday to welcome Mr. Joe Sprague (2d right with moso’oi ula), the new CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, on his first visit to American Samoa. Celebrating Hawaiian Airlines' 40 years of dedicated service to American Samoa, this event brought together key figures from the tourism industry, partnering agencies, and representatives from both the Government and private sectors. [courtesy photo] Hawaiian Airlines CEO Joe Sprague and others](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ceo_with_biz_people.jpg?itok=CF2FErp9)



