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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governments of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are teaming up on an ambitious plan to create a massive marine reserve covering six million square kilometers of ocean.
It's called the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, and if it goes ahead, it'll connect the waters of not just...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A spokesperson for New Zealand's minister of foreign affairs says where feasible, they may assist Pacific Islanders in the Middle East.
The Defense Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or Israel.
A spokesperson for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A UNICEF survey shows that 91 per cent of children in Samoa have experienced violent discipline.
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey showed a staggering number of Pacific children, some as young as five, experience abuse, neglect, and mental health challenges both in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An award-winning short film, which honors the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Written and directed by Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou, Niue, Samoa), Puti has already screened at the Beverly Hills...
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2025 — FreshRealm establishments in San Clemente, Calif., Montezuma, Ga., and Indianapolis, Ind., are recalling chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may be adulterated with an outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan fashion stylist says Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was not only the best Samoan fashion designer she had come across but also “very authentic” on a personal level.
Tributes continue to pour in for fashion designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo — known as Afa Ah Loo — who was shot...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Monday, June 16, 2024, A CDC food safety alert regarding a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections was posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/pistachiocream-06-25/index.html
Key Points:
Four people in two states have gotten sick with the same strain of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chanting under the midday sun and holding signs that read 'No Kings in America' and 'In Solidarity with Los Angeles,' more than a dozen residents and visitors gathered in northern Guam on Saturday to join a national day of protest opposing what organizers describe as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A renowned Samoan fashion designer has been confirmed dead after he was shot at the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.
The 39-year-old, Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a Utah resident, was shot at the demonstration and despite life-saving efforts died Saturday...
WASHINGTON — [Date: June 12, 2025] Delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s bold agenda to restore American energy and mineral independence, the Department of the Interior today announced the publication of a Request for Information and Interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing...