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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A private hospital in Fiji is promising "state of the art care" for medical tourists worldwide, and right now it has its eyes set on New Zealand.
Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH) chief executive Parvish Kumar said that his hospital is now accepting referrals for Kiwi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The President of the Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) Lagi Keresoma is facing one count of defamation relating to an article she wrote on May 1, where she reported a former police officer was seeking assistance from the Head of State to help withdraw charges...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoan children as young as six are being adopted overseas and being made to work as house slaves, suffering threats, beatings and rape.
Kris Teikamata — a social worker at a community agency — spoke about the harrowing cases she encountered in her work, from 2019 to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Special guests invited for Samoa’s 63rd Independence celebration are American Samoa Governor, Pulaali’i Nikolau Pula and Ulu o Toelau, Esera Fofo Tuisano. The independence commemoration starts on Sunday, June 1, with a church service at the Mulivai Cathedral led by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific islands Forum Review of the Regional Architecture, which began in 2024, is a strategic undertaking to ensure that the Pacific’s regional system is responsive and fit for purpose to implement the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific continent.
Done in 4 phases,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — UN Women has appointed Ms. Alison Davidian as the new Representative for its Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), which supports 14 Pacific Island countries in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Ms. Davidian brings extensive experience in international...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Police will not prosecute the case against a woman who alleges Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is connected to the high profile murder of academic and writer Dr. Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard in May 2024.
Instead, the case will be prosecuted by the Attorney...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — United States President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry is a "contemporary militarization of the Pacific region yet again", says an advocate for ocean conservation and protection.
Trump signed the Unleashing America's...
HONOLULU — Honolulu taxpayers will pay $2.1 million to a Waianae man who was wrongfully jailed for drug crimes and ended up homeless because of the criminal case.
Sefo Fatai, 50, filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city and several Honolulu police officers of violating his civil rights. The case...
MANCHESTER, NH — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2025 President's List. The spring terms run from January to May.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average...



![Teikamata and her team helped 10 Samoan teenagers who had managed to escape their homes, and slavery — two boys and eight girls — with health, housing and counseling. She fears they are the tip of the iceberg, and that many remain under lock and key. [courtesy photo] Kris Teikamata](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/kris_teikamata.jpeg?itok=o_kMA-aN)


![Deputy Representative Eri Taniguchi, UNW Fiji MCO Rep Alison Davidian and UN Fiji Resident Coordinator Dirk Wagener after Rep Davidian was recently appointed to head the MCO which supports advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. [courtesy photo] Deputy Representative Eri Taniguchi, UNW Fiji MCO Rep Alison Davidian and UN Fiji Resident Coordinator Dirk Wagener](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/un_fiji_mco_deputy_rep_others.jpg?itok=jKREkrSB)


