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Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi has welcomed the American Samoa Government’s decision to reactivate the guest worker permit program.
He said the relationship between Samoa and the American territory is mutual and the partnership between the two governments will always...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Supreme Court has condemned the actions of a man, who sexually assaulted his 12-year-old daughter, on three separate occasions.
“This is a gross breach of trust by the accused,” said Justice Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren in her sentencing remarks.
“The victim is his...
Apia, SAMOA — Outgoing Ambassador Wang Xuefeng will be remembered by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi as a unique diplomat who has gone beyond his call of duty to promote mutual cooperation ties between his country and Samoa.
As the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has already announced she’s running for president in 2020, but her official campaign kickoff is set for Saturday.
On Wednesday, after weeks of speculation by many of her followers, she finally announced the venue for the announcement: The...
Long Beach, CALIFORNIA — A new study has found while many coral reefs in the Pacific are suffering some are thriving.
Called "A framework for identifying and characterising coral reef 'oases' against a backdrop of degradation," it identified 38 coral oases in the Pacific last year.
One of the lead...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Supreme Court Justice Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren yesterday jailed a man, who raped his eight-year-old stepdaughter twice, for 21 years.
The 26-year-old man, who blamed the girl for being “seductive” towards him, was found guilty of two charges of rape, one count of unlawful...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and its Education Committee members are pleased to announce the availability of up to three undergraduate or graduate scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Pacific territory fishery capacity-building scholarship...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With every dollar that his Aquaman movie continues to rake in at the box office, Hawaii-born actor Jason Momoa further cements his standing as one of America’s most profitable action stars.
Meanwhile, no actor in the world made more money starring in movies last...
Seattle, WASHINGTON — Shortly after 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers stopped 36-year-old Iosia Faletogo in Licton Springs’ Z Food Mart parking lot. An SPD post published on Jan. 3 stated that Faletogo had made an improper lane change; moreover, the license plate on...
Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND — The family of a Samoan-Kiwi man brutally killed while holidaying in his motherland say they believe more than one person was involved in his murder.
Simanu'a Manuele, 24, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Samoa for the murders of Hamilton man Alesana Satele, 69, and...