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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A number of Pacific Islands countries have joined the United States in effectively accusing China of skirting the rules after Beijing's recent nuclear-capable missile test in the Pacific.
A joint statement released by the US government on August 11th implicitly claimed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A large, luxury yacht owned by a Japanese billionaire has been traveling around the islands over the past few days, leaving a trail of curiosity in its wake.
Multiple boating websites reported the vessel is the 375-foot German- made yacht Nausicaa, owned by Japanese...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate appointments. The combined MMR vaccine is currently given at 12 to 15 months of age and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Forum Fisheries Agency is shifting its focus to value retention and economic development for its members.
FFA Director-General Noan David Pakop said the shift was critical for members as Pacific tuna stocks remain among the healthiest in the world.
This was a key aim...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, traveling at the request of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), led the Radewagen CODEL with Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) over the weekend to Colombia for the new President’s inauguration, ensuring that the Committee was...
Apia, SAMOA — National Geographic Pristine Seas begins an expedition this week in the South Pacific nation of Samoa to support the country’s pioneering legal protection of 30% of its ocean, home to nearly 1,000 recorded marine species...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In June of 2025, Olivia Foa'i boarded the MV Mataliki in Samoa bound for Fakaofo in Tokelau - a 24-hour voyage across a vast stretch of rolling Pacific ocean.
She was returning to her grandfather's homeland for the first time since childhood.
Although she had spent much...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — "The English Language Bill, it doesn't give English protection because it doesn't need it."
That's according to linguist Dr Julie Barbour who says English is already the dominant language in Aotearoa New Zealand, so making it an official language does little more than...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — More than 4000 students at the National University of Samoa (NUS) were given a dressing down by the country's prime minister after a violent campus brawl last month led to the arrest of four students on criminal charges.
Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa (Laauli)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Deputy Prime Minister Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio‘o welcomed players and officials to the Samoa Open 2026 during a cocktail reception at the Sheraton Aggie Grey’s Hotel on Wednesday evening.
Delivering the keynote address, Mulipola wished all competitors success and...