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BLUESKY WELCOMES NEW FINANCE CONTROLLER, JOSEPH TUITELELEAPAGA Bluesky American Samoa is pleased to welcome our new Finance Controller, Joseph Tuiteleleapaga. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and an M.B.A. with 20+ years of experience in accounting and finance. Prior to joining our...

New Zealand sailor Joseph Tua went missing in Samoa on April 29 near the famous To Sua trench tourist site. [Picture supplied by family to NZ Herald]

Kiwi Navy sailor missing in Samoa likely swept away, police say

Samoan police believe a New Zealand Navy sailor who has been missing in Samoa for more than a week may have fallen into the sea and been swept away. Kilino Joseph Lemafo'e Tua, 24, who grew up in Mangere, Auckland, was visiting two of his uncles, who live near Apia on Upolu Island, when he...

US President Donald Trump [Photo: AFP via RNZI]

Samoa PM castigates US for resuming offshore drilling

Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called US President Donald Trump narrow-minded over his environmental policies. The prime minister criticised Mr Trump for his decision to resume off-shore drilling for oil and gas exploration which had been stopped by his predecessor....

Update on sex work in Samoa

In a report in its May 5 issue, the Samoa Observer said Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has laughed at claims that poverty and hardship are to blame for the growing number of sex workers in Samoa. He has attacked the “newspaper” over its coverage of the issue describing the reporting...

Economic reasons force 400 women to sex work in Samoa

In 2016, the number of female sex workers in Samoa was estimated at around 400. The age during which some of them began sex work ranged from 13 to 21 years old. This is according to the Multi-country Mapping and Behavioural study 2016, quoted by the Ministry of Health in their sixth annual report...

El Nino conditions throughout 2015/2016 caused a prolonged a drought in Papua New Guinea. [Photo: Supplied via RNZI]

Pacific told El Nino later this year likely

Pacific weather agencies, in their latest Island Climate Update, are predicting a strong chance of an El Nino system developing across the Pacific from August through October. El Nino systems, which are the result of warming oceans, often bring drought. The agencies said there is a 70 percent...

PNA’s World Tuna Day

The winning entry in this year’s World Tuna Day art competition is Lloyd Newton from the Solomon Islands. He describes his work as a visualization of what Tuna think about people. “If you put yourself in the mind of the Tuna, this is how we people should behave towards preserving our Tuna fish.” “...

Turkey sends Samoan Quran to Samoa for 130 Muslims

Turkey has sent a total of 2,000 Qurans to Samoa after translating them into Samoan for the 130 Muslims living in the remote South Pacific country, which has a population of 193,200. The Qurans, translated by Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), reached Samoa via ship. Samoa Muslims...

“Career drug dealer” Epati Malauulu sentenced to 20 years for transporting ‘meth’

A Samoan man residing in California, described by federal agents as a “career drug dealer” and leader of a drug gang has been sentenced to serve 20 years in jail, for his role in the transporting of a “large quantity of meth” from California to Hawai’i, according to federal court documents. Federal...

Caption: Judy M. and Beaver T. Ho Ching [Deseret News]

Ho Ching called as president of Apia Samoa Temple

The First Presidency of the LDS Church has called Beaver Taituliatu Ho Ching as new temple president and Judy Ann Miller Ho Ching as matron. They will begin their service later this year. Beaver Taituliatu Ho Ching, 70, Riverton 23rd (Samoan) Branch, Riverton Utah Stake, called as president of the...

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