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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cook Islands Customs earlier stated that border agencies conducted border security search following the arrival of the vessel at Avatiu Harbor on January 24, and "nothing was found".
The captain and crew were also questioned. The vessel has 11 crew members, consisting of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In Papua New Guinea, food does not simply appear.
Before it reaches the pot, food walks. It waits. It sweats. It rides on the back of a PMV (Public Motor Vehicle), balances in a dinghy, or sits patiently in a bilum while someone decides whether this trip was worth it.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ka Lāhui Hawai'i, a Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) group are standing in solidarity with Māori in what they describe as a "defense of Te Tiriti o Waitangi".
The 17-member Indigenous Hawaiian delegation were welcomed to Te Tii Marae on Tuesday, marking the beginning of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua has been named as one of the Olympic flagbearers for the Milano-Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony.
The Olympic flag features the five rings representing the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific communities are being urged to think twice before committing to investment opportunity scams which often cheat people of their money.
Authorities in Pacific Islands countries including Vanuatu and Tonga are currently warning about pyramid schemes being promoted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following recent public comments by President Trump suggesting Greenland could become a future U.S. territory, questions have resurfaced about what territorial status actually means in practice. While often framed as symbolic or strategic, U.S. territorial status has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (January 2, 2026) There's unease and confusion in Palau over a deal the Government has made with the US to accept deportees.
On Christmas Eve, President Surangel Whipps Jr announced a deal had been made to accept up to 75 deportees from the US in exchange for US$7.5...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The autopsy of Papalii Sia Figiel, 37 was one of the issues discussed by Acting Police Commissioner Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga on Wednesday.
The Samoa Observer said Acting Commission Leiataua confirmed that there will be a post-mortem examination to identify the cause of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
He is one of many in the Pacific Island nation grappling with the Trump administration's new travel restrictions affecting Tongan nationals....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
He is one of many in the Pacific Island nation grappling with the Trump administration's new travel restrictions affecting Tongan nationals....