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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa’s journalist association JAWS is condemning the actions of Minister for Communication and Information Technology Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemoa over his treatment of a Samoa Observer journalist.
The country's media association released a statement on Tuesday after...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police are refuting claims by a politician alleging that a mysterious boat from overseas entered Samoan seas and docked at Aleipata on Upolu without proper documentation.
Suspended Lepa M.P. and the leader of the Human Rights Protection Party, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi in an...
Apia, SAMOA — The wife of a Cabinet Minister lodged a complaint on Friday night with the Samoa police against a journalist from the Samoa Observer newspaper, according to a report in the independent nation’s leading newspaper.
The complaint stems from a story that Samoa Observer reporter Sialai...
Apia, SAMOA — Authorities in Samoa are investigating the circumstances of an infant’s death shortly after a set of twins received a routine vaccination.
On Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Health (MOH) notified the public of the incident in a statement issued to media outlets.
Signed by the...
Alpena, MICHIGAN — Thirty leaders from National Marine Sanctuaries met this week in Alpena, Michigan to celebrate progress, discuss continuing strategies, and tour the city.
“This is an annual event,” John Armor, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National...
As island paradises, the unincorporated territories of the United States have many commonalities in several respects. Beyond history, politics, and perception, the very nature of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands has a remarkably similar...
Apia, SAMOA — The Government will not ban the popular social media application, TikTok, following the New Zealand Government's ban on the application on all government devices.
The Government will not ban the popular social media application, TikTok, following the New Zealand Government's ban on...
HONIARA, Solomon Islands — Improving the region’s resilience to the potential impacts of climate change on the annual tuna income and livelihoods of millions of Pacific Islanders, was a key focus of the Inaugural Regional Meeting on Climate Change in the Context of Tuna Fisheries.
In a Pacific-...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — If you've ever been in Auckland or Wellington when the Tongan national Rugby Union or League team is playing you'll know how passionate their fans are. Cars are decked out in red and white, there's always lots of music and entertainment.
A new feature film shot in...
Apia, SAMOA — Teachers in Samoa have been warned to go to work this week, despite the extended school holiday, or face the sack.
Samoa's Government has announced a five-day school break for students beginning on Monday, to help control an influenza outbreak that began seven weeks ago and raise the...