PACIFIC NEWS BRIEFS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chanting under the midday sun and holding signs that read 'No Kings in America' and 'In Solidarity with Los Angeles,' more than a dozen residents and visitors gathered in northern Guam on Saturday to join a national day of protest opposing what organizers describe as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US military's updated proposal to expand troop training in the Northern Mariana Islands is again drawing close scrutiny from environmentalists, cultural advocates, and local residents concerned about its long-term impact on Tinian's ecosystem.
But the Marine Corps...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two police officers, a senior manager at the Fiji customs office and a foreign national are among seven people who have been charged so far with allegedly attempting to smuggle four kilograms of methamphetamine into the country.
Border officials seized the drugs, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After two days of travel, Hokulea and Hikianalia are now docked in Hilo.
The voyaging canoes were welcomed by the community and hula halau near the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
They set sail from Oahu early Monday morning and stopped in Kawaihae, 35 miles north of Kailua-Kona....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) wants the country to repeal its criminal libel laws.
This comes after the association's president, a veteran Samoan journalist Lagi Keresoma, was charged by police under the law on Sunday.
Keresoma, a senior journalist for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — UN Women has appointed Ms. Alison Davidian as the new Representative for its Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), which supports 14 Pacific Island countries in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Ms. Davidian brings extensive experience in international...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Lady Samoa III suffered no serious damage that would affect its operation after the inter-island ferry hit the Mulifanua Wharf while berthing on Monday afternoon.
The ship had just sailed in from Savaii and was berthing when it hit the wharf.
Samoa Shipping...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department, and U.S. Army members joined the German War Graves Commission, the Japanese American Veterans Association, local German mayors, leaders, and community members May 2, 2025, for a ceremony to honor the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Criminal Investigations Department has taken over the investigation of the case that surfaced over the weekend, where a missing teenager was found gagged and tied, and now Samoa Observer is reporting that a suspect has been identified.
Deputy Commissioner Papalii...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sister Susana Vaifale of the Missionaries of Faith has lived in Rome for more than ten years and worked at the Vatican's St Peter's parish office.
She told Pacific Waves that when she met the Pope in 2022 for an "ad limina" visit with the bishops from Papua New Guinea...