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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A well-placed source in the Samoa police says officers want their power to carry firearms widened.
The senior police officer says the fatal shooting of the former head of homicide last year sparked concern within the force.
However, a formal proposal has yet to be put...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand women and South Africa men were crowned HSBC SVNS 2025 champions after securing stirring victories at the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles.
South Africa claimed their fifth men’s Series title, and first since 2021 by beating a valiant Spanish side...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Criminal Investigations Department has taken over the investigation of the case that surfaced over the weekend, where a missing teenager was found gagged and tied, and now Samoa Observer is reporting that a suspect has been identified.
Deputy Commissioner Papalii...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers representing New Zealand's ethnic communities have condemned critics for focusing on their ethnicity when disagreeing with policies they are proposing.
The remarks follow the torrent of abuse on social media that ACT lawmaker Parmjeet Parmar received after she...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Latest data from Stats NZ reveals that 17.2 percent of New Zealand households had at least one person belonging to the Asian ethnic group in 2023.
Data from 2018 shows such households making up 15.1 percent of total households in the country, according to Stats NZ.
There...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sister Susana Vaifale of the Missionaries of Faith has lived in Rome for more than ten years and worked at the Vatican's St Peter's parish office.
She told Pacific Waves that when she met the Pope in 2022 for an "ad limina" visit with the bishops from Papua New Guinea...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —American Samoans in Alaska are being criminally targeted based on confusion related to Alaska’s election administration system and because they are labeled so-called “non-citizen” U.S. Nationals by the federal government. On Friday, May 2nd, ten American Samoans will be...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Recent media responses to President Trump’s April 17, Proclamation to restore access for American fishermen to the waters between 50 to 200 nautical miles (nm) offshore within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM) have raised questions and some confusion...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An ocean conservation non-profit has condemned the United States President's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry.
President Donald Trump issued the "Unleashing America's offshore critical minerals and resources" order on Thursday,...
Attorney General hosts first task force meeting to eradicate anti-Christian bias in the Federal Govt
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Tuesday, Attorney General Pamela Bondi hosted members of the President’s Cabinet at the U.S. Department of Justice for the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government. The Task Force, which was established by...