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A tsunami drill at a school in Tonga where
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Almost a year and a half after Tonga's underwater volcano disaster triggered waves up to 90 meters (98+ feet) high, a recent report is revealing, “that there's a whole type of volcanic activity … that we never imagined could happen.” The University of Miami and the Khaled bin...
Samoa police officers
Apia, SAMOA — Almost half a kilogram of marijuana was intercepted by the Police K9 unit at the Post Office in Apia through a joint effort with the Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR). The 489.9 grams of compressed marijuana arrived in the form of brown hashes with the Police making no arrests...
Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Bishop Peter Brown Archdiocese Samoa Pago Pago announced with great sadness the passing of their beloved Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga at 3 am Auckland time in New Zealand Tuesday morning. “We the Bishop’s, Priests, Deacons, and Catechists and people of he Diocese of...
Police searching on beach
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Police have identified the owner of a foot found on Petone Beach on March 25. The beach is located on the northern side of Wellington Harbor. Stuff New Zealand reports DNA confirmed it belonged to a Petone man, Fiva Pita, 74, who went missing before Christmas. Wellington...
Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa has praised the framework of the Atoa o Samoa summit, which has enabled Samoa to establish dialogue with American Samoa. In her speech at the follow-up summit in Pago Pago last week, the Prime Minister said the framework governing the discussions...
Temple Square
Salt Lake cit During the first weekend of April 2023, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City. Tens of thousands of members were expected to attend in person, with millions watching from home. This yearly ritual may seem striking in...
15-year-old Maryanne Loia
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS) are appealing for public assistance in locating the whereabouts of a 77-year-old man from Asau in Savaii while a 15-year-old girl who went missing last month has not been found. Tautaifau Kipaoa Faavesi went missing from his...
Purse Seiner vessel with fish on deck
Liaoning, CHINA — Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean. The global seafood market faces turmoil with the release of the Fukushima nuclear wastewater from Japan into the Pacific Ocean, computer modelling predicts....
Apia, SAMOA — A union in Samoa is welcoming government plans to review the 3 tālā per hour minimum wage and introduce a cost-of-living adjustment for public service employees. Samoa Observer reports First Union Chief Executive Officer Seveaoga Saint Tomi-Setu as saying they're continuing to push...
Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo
Apia, SAMOA — Recent raids by Samoa police have found hard drugs including methamphetamine (meth). A man and his son were arrested and charged following a raid at Falelauniu Tai. In a statement, police confirmed that a plastic bag containing meth, marijuana leaves, marijuana seeds and electronic...

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