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The U.S. Army Reserve command and 9th Mission Support Command welcomed Soldiers and families of the U.S. Army Reserve from Guam, American Samoa and Hawaii April 27-29 for a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. [1st Sgt. Crista Mack]
HONOLULU — An old oak tree may not be available to tie a yellow ribbon around in Hawaii, but the Yellow Ribbon Integration Program, supported by U.S. Army Reserve Command, found palm trees and banyans to symbolically tie on for the U.S. Army Reserve ohana, or family, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village...
[Gloal News]
Upolu, SAMOA —  Coral reef coverage off the main Samoan island of Upolu sank to less than 10 per cent due to global warming and other local factors in the area, according to findings by researchers published in the scientific journal Marine Pollution Bulletin in April. Scientists participating in...
Habitat for Humanity national campaigns manager Ben Ross says the organization is creating two teams of volunteers to travel to Samoa to rebuild homes there following the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Gita. [photo: Chris Harrowell]
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Know how to swing a hammer and have a bit of free time? If so, Habitat for Humanity wants to hear from you. The charity in Flat Bush, south Auckland, is recruiting volunteers to help repair homes in Samoa that were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in February. It plans to...
The double shooting was reported in the 3700 block of 26th street in San Francisco, which is where the  First Samoan Congregational Church was holding a funeral. May 7, 2018 [photo: KTVU]
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA — San Francisco police are searching for a gunman who shot at two people outside of a church in the Mission District. The shooting was reported on Sunday night in the 3700 block of 26th street, which is where the First Samoan Congregational Church was holding a funeral....
Faleolo International Airport  [photo: Samoa Observer]
Apia, SAMOA — Construction work on the Faleolo International Airport’s arrival area has now been completed. A grand ceremony is planned for this Thursday afternoon to officially open the airport’s terminals, which also includes the departure area that was opened in November last year.  Prime...
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Apia, SAMOA — The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) is warning people to be careful when investing in cryptocurrency after it banned a company promoting it in the country. The CBS issued a directive to all financial institutions to block foreign exchange transactions related to the OneCoin cryptocurrency...
[SN file photo]
Apia, SAMOA —  A 75-year-old woman of Fagali’i has become the latest road fatality in Samoa.  The deceased is the victim of an alleged hit and run incident on Friday night.  A 19-year-old man allegedly struck the elderly woman when she was crossing the road. The driver has since been found and...
[courtesy: Paradise Helicopters]
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. In revised figures Sunday, Hawaii County officials said another four unspecified structures were covered by lava....
The Central Bank of Samoa, in the capital Apia.  [photo: RNZI/ Koroi Hawkins]
SAMOA'S FOREIGN DEBT REACHES BILLION TALA MARK Samoa's foreign debt reached the billion tala mark late last year according to a report. The Samoa Observer newspaper reports the Chinese government is the biggest debtor with loans to Samoa worth more than $US160 million. That's more than the...
DEVELOPING LITERACY RATE: The Rotary Club of Apia donated 600 reading books for the Samoa Returnees Charitable Trust of Samoa to assist in their literacy program. [Samoa Observer]
Apia, SAMOA — The Rotary Club of Apia has come to the assistance of the Samoa Returnees Charitable Trust (S.R.C.T.) in their request for educational material to complement their weekly literacy programmes targeting young offenders, and at risk group who needs special attention to prevent becoming...

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