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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bailey Poching plays a radio DJ looking for love in Netflix's new Arctic comedy. The actor, who identifies as Samoan and Māori, relished the role which brings Indigenous communities together.
One Monday in March last year, comedian and actor Bailey Poching got a call...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) residents held a peaceful roadside rally against the policies of US President Donald Trump in Saipan last Saturday.
The demonstration took place in front of Oleai Beach Bar and Grill in San Jose.
Anti-Trump protest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor Arnold Palacios commended Western Pacific Fisheries Council and American Samoa US Delegate Uifa'atali Amata Radewagen for persuading President Donald Trump to sign an executive order restoring for Pacific Island communities the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the Samoa business community and even the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labor, Leatinu'u Wayne Fong, have fallen prey to scammers suspected of using a special app to imitate voices.
The police are investigating more than 10 such cases and Police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two cardinals will be representing Pacific Island countries at the conclave in the Vatican to elect the new pope.
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday morning, local time, aged 88.
The pope's death prompts a period of mourning, after which all cardinals under the age of 80...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The recent appointment of Sionna Stallings-Ala’ilima as Fire Chief in Tacoma, Washington, marks a significant professional milestone and a historic moment. She is the first Samoan to ever hold this esteemed position in Tacoma, breaking new ground and serving as a source...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who is believed to have been angry at a teenager for reporting an alleged extramarital affair he had with the deceased’s sister, has admitted to murder when he appeared to stand trial in Samoa on Tuesday.
Kiuma Talouli of Salelavalu who is accused of shooting a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — China has expanded its military reach in the Pacific by building dozens of ports, airports, and communication projects in key locations across a vast region that could keep the United States and its allies at bay in case of war, according to a recent report.
The projects...
Apia, SAMOA — The U.S. Embassy, in coordination with the Samoa Ministry of Health, announced yesterday that the Soifua Manuia Medical Mission to Samoa will return later this month.
The mission brings medical personnel from the 1984th U.S. Army Reserve to work alongside Samoan healthcare providers,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand will begin welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel there with changes to immigration that will come into effect later this year.
Beginning July 6, 2025, people from Pacific Islands forum countries granted a Visitor Visa will be able to visit...