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 Papali'i Carol Paul-Ah Chong (middle) [Photo: RNZI Monica Miller]
An NGO working to prevent suicides in Samoa says a deteriorating society focussed on materialism and greed is causing people to take their own lives. In a presentation to the National Commission of Inquiry into Family Violence, Fa'ataua Le Ola, testified that domestic violence was a major cause of...
Secretary of Commerce highlights efforts to cut red tape. [courtesy photo]
AMATA WELCOMES COMMERCE DEPARTMENT EFFORT TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE RED TAPE Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’s statement on the Department of Commerce’s major emphasis on reducing regulations and the progress that has already been made, especially his mention of...
Puapuaga is known to frequent the Chinatown, Aala Park and Keeaumoku areas. [Hawaii News Now]
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) — Honolulu police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 22-year-old man who is still on the run over a week since a fatal Chinatown shooting. He's wanted in connection with the incident.  On Friday, authorities identified the suspect as Tiseya Eric Puapuaga....
Elder O. Vincent Haleck [Deseret News]
“Let us join as worldwide Saints in doing that which is necessary to have the widow’s heart,” said Elder O. Vincent Haleck, a General Authority Seventy, during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference on Sept. 30. Elder Haleck referenced the widow who the Savior observed throw her two...
The Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) will launch the new Samoa Qualifications (SQs) in Tourism and Hospitality at the Millenia Hotel fale, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. The development of the new SQs addresses the shortage of skilled workers and existing gaps in the tourism industry.  [photo: courtesy]
NEW QUALIFICATIONS ADDRESS SKILLS GAP IN TOURISM INDUSTRY The development of new Samoa Qualifications (SQs) in Tourism and Hospitality addresses the shortage of skilled workers and existing gaps in the tourism industry. The Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) will launch the new SQs in Tourism and...
A Samoan baby found abandoned last year in a south Auckland reserve is being given a proper burial by members of the community. The baby, found in Mangere, died last year on November 24, wrapped in a t-shirt with the words "Samoan Culture our pride and joy." Police and coroner efforts to locate...
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a lawsuit alleging that the Government of Guam, as well as the Chamorro Land Trust Commission and its Administrative Director, have violated the federal Fair Housing Act by discriminating against non-Chamorros in the enforcement and implementation of...
 Damage from the 2009 Tsunami in Samoa [Photo: Supplied]
The manager of a beach resort on Samoa's south coast says today was like a Sunday as her village remembered the victims of the 2009 tsunami. Litia Sini's beach fales in Lalomanu village was totally destroyed when the tsunami struck eight years ago today. 143 lives were lost to the massive wave,...
This undated photo provided by Hector Alejandro Santiago shows his farm in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, destroyed by September 2017’s Hurricane Maria. For 21 years Santiago raised poinsettias, orchids and other ornamental plants which were sold to major retailers including Costco, Walmart and Home Depot. In a matter of hours Maria wiped it away. (Héctor Alejandro Santiago via AP)
Congresswoman Amata joined a bipartisan congressional delegation of the island territories insisting on financing and assistance for disasters affecting U.S. territories that is equitable with the states, including the current disaster in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and any future...
Aggie Grey's Hotel and Bungalows in Apia, Samoa has reportedly been bought by Asian investors.  [courtesy photo]
PASSPORT INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY  As required under the Passport Act and the Public Service Act, the Immigration division of the Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has begun an investigation in to allegations of a potential breach of the Passport Act. This is in relation to reports received...

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