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HONOLULU — (February 19, 2026) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, in partnership with the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group, hosted the region’s first shark depredation workshop Feb. 10–11, 2026, to address the issue and develop mitigation strategies for U.S. Pacific Island...
NEW YORK — The Department of Homeland Security said it was not immediately shutting down TSA PreCheck lanes after previously announcing it would temporarily suspend the program amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
"At this time, TSA PreCheck remains operational with no change for the...
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Israel's Ambassador to Samoa, Alon Roth-Snir (seated center), and his delegation take a group photo with Samoa’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Ale Vena (second left) and senior government officials.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel to Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa from February 22 to March 2, 2026. Deputy Secretary Landau and Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), will co-host The Pacific Agenda:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A senior Pacific health lecturer says non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can trap families in "cycles of poverty".
A health survey found almost all adults in Fiji aged between 18 and 69 - 98.5 percent - have at least one risk factor for NCDs, while nearly half are living...
For The Conversation — President Donald Trump’s economic agenda took a major hit when the Supreme Court struck down many of his most sweeping tariffs. While Trump has options to restore some of the tariffs, he’s losing his most powerful tool to impose them almost at will as a bargaining chip with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Airways, one of the two airlines serving the two Samoa routes, has announced a significant increase in airfares due to a recent fee adjustment imposed by the Samoa Airport Authority. This change takes effect on March 1, 2026, and will impact all passengers...
Apia, SAMOA — (February 19, 2026) Faleolo Hospital, located opposite the Faleolo International Airport, has received a donation of medical equipment valued at USD $16,000 from the United States Government through the U.S. Embassy in Apia.
The initiative, extended to the Samoa Ministry of Health,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand Defense Force has rescued two men in the middle of the ocean south of Tonga.
The men had left Tongatapu 10 days prior and were declared missing shortly after departure, discovered by an Air Force P-8A Poseidon en route to the South-West Pacific, NZDF said...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) — More than a month after a key hearing, 11 American Samoan residents from Whittier will continue to wait for a court decision that could determine whether their voter misconduct cases proceed to trial — a ruling that hinges on whether the law requires proof they meant to...