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Washington, D.C. — Building on five years of success in collaboration with emerging leaders in the Pacific, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, is pleased to announce the 46 leaders from 20 Pacific countries and territories chosen to attend the 2019 Young Pacific...
Apia, SAMOA — Eighteen families who were ordered by the Land and Titles Court in December last year to vacate land at Leauva’a, which they occupied for years, are appealing the decision.
One of the families involved, Tevaga Vailua said an appeal has been filed against the decision of the Land...
Washington D.C. — Doug Domenech, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs, today announced $86,450 in funding support for students from the U.S. territories and the freely associated states towards the Junior State of American (JSA) program.
Seventy-five high school...
SAN MATEO (CBS SF) — A suspect has been arrested in East Palo Alto in connection with an early morning gang-related arson that left an 85-year-old grandmother dead, authorities said.
“She’d sometimes come by here and get some lemons,” said Mardoqueo Perez.
He said the sirens from the trucks woke...
Dallas, TEXAS — Southwest Airlines received a "thumbs up'' from the FAA on its Hawaii test flights and is now awaiting formal approval, CEO Gary Kelly told employees at a rally in Dallas Monday.
Southwest did not release any details on the timing of ticket sales, when the flights will begin or...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Poetik is a fresh talent in the Auckland hip hop scene, but he takes a very retro approach to his music, creating G-funk bangers and selling CDs direct to fans as if the internet hadn’t been invented. Gareth Shute caught up with him to talk about his old-is-new approach and...
O se taule’ale’a talavou e 19 tausaga le matua na fanau i Amerika Samoa, ma se ali’i e 28 ona tausaga sa soifua ‘ae i Samoa, o lo’o ua atoa au le au lakapi a le Utah Warriors mo le tausaga 2019.
NOLAN TU'AMOHELOA
Ua avea nei le ali'i talavou o Nolan Tu'amoheloa, 20 tausaga, mai Illiili Amerika...
Apia, SAMOA — Villagers on the west coast of Upolu are living in fear over an “out of the blue” natural phenomenon, where a rapid rise in the sea level led to water reaching their doorsteps.
The villagers of Afega and Lotoso’a Saleimoa shared their concerns about the rapid rise in the sea level,...
Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS — Government in Samoa should not waste taxpayers money on arresting and prosecuting a public critic, says PFF, the Pacific Freedom Forum.
"Focus on fighting corruption, not freedom of speech," says PFF Chair Bernadette Carreon of Palau, reminding Samoa of its commitment to...
Apia, SAMOA — The Catholic Education Director, Father Mikaele Tuimavave, has appealed to students to stop the violence and focus on their studies.
His appeal comes on the back of a recent brawl in Apia between students from the Saint Joseph’s College and Church College Pesega.
In an interview with...