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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Federal and state agencies teamed up with the Marine Mammal Center to rescue a young Hawaiian monk seal on Maui earlier this month.
Officials say RS52, a juvenile male born on Lanai, was spotted losing significant weight in late September. Over the next few weeks, he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 370 million children — or one in eight — have experienced rape or sexual assault, according to shocking figures released by UNICEF this month. But in Oceania, it's even worse.
There, one in three women has reported suffering sexual violence before the age of 18...
Apia, SAMOA — King Charles and Queen Camilla took to social media to thank fans who were able to greet them during their royal tour to Australia and Samoa, and royal fans have since responded in kindness.
On social media platform X, the Royal Family's official account posted a message: "Thank you...
APIA, Samoa (AP) — Several Pacific Island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa this past Thursday.
Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Feleti Teo, alongside senior officials from Vanuatu and Fiji,...
Apia, SAMOA — As CHOGM came to a close, Samoa rightfully basked in the resounding success for the country and people as hosts of the Commonwealth leaders' meeting. Footage of Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa swaying along to the siva dance as she sat beside Britain's King Charles III...
Apia, SAMOA — The National University of Samoa (NUS) was honored to host Their Majesties on campus, Friday, Oct. 25, where King Charles III announced the King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Program (KCFP). This initiative, inspired by His Majesty’s commitment to education and development in Small Island...
Apia, SAMOA — King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been welcomed to Samoa with a royal 'ava ceremony — a tradition reserved only for monarchs.
The King and Queen are in the Pacific Island country for the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), following a visit to Australia....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — King Charles III will be offered the title of high chief in Samoa during a three-day visit, which started on Wednesday and be shown the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change.
Lenatai Victor Tamapua, a Samoan chief and member of parliament, said he planned to...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — An historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading in Parliament.
Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono's bill was supported by all parties, including National, which did not back...
Saipan,CNMI — The rise in student vaping is a pervasive issue confronting most public schools in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a recent Public School System Citizen Centric Report.
Despite numerous warnings and the organization of student-parent conferences, the problem of public...