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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....
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 — (January 28, 2026) The ongoing high costs of living are prompting some families to turn to backyard killing of animals.
There's also a claim that New Zealand's food safety rules disproportionately affect Pasifika and other migrant communities.
Carolyn Press McKenzie from...
Documents reveal NZ quietly axed Pacific migrant worker program in favor of high-cost seasonal visas
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand has quietly scrapped plans to open new Pacific worker pathways in the meat and seafood processing sectors, documents obtained by RNZ Pacific under the Official Information Act (OIA) show.
Two new seasonal visas, the Peak Seasonal Visa (PSV) and the Global...