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Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — A 200 member delegation from China led by a government minister is due in Samoa on Sunday for the launch of the China Pacific Tourism Year 2019. The launching today (Sunday in Samoa) at the Sheraton Aggies hotel will be attended by members of the local tourism industry and government...
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA — Victoria has cancelled the visas of 20 gang members over the past three years in a crackdown on youth violence.  Nineteen more visas are 'under active cancellation consideration', The Australian reported.  Those who have had their visas cancelled include people with...
space suit
BBC — When a last-minute spacesuit switch saw the cancellation of Nasa's all-female space walk, it sparked bigger conversations about how women navigate a world appeared to be designed for men. Caroline Criado Perez, a journalist and the author of Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World...
Burien, WASH. — A youth pastor was arrested after admitting to repeatedly raping a family member, beginning when she was 15, according to charging papers obtained by KIRO 7. Epati “Pat” Lang, 38, is charged with rape of a child and incest. King County jail records show he’s still behind bars....
Two Samoa police officers outside heaadquarters in Apia.
Apia, SAMOA —  A 21 year-old employee of the Samoa Electric Power Corporation died on Wednesday this week on the job, apparently from electrocution. His family told the Samoa Observer paper that they were contacted Wednesday afternoon and given the sad news. Tevita Amituana'i is reported to have...
 Luse Emo Tauvale (center wearing the red puletasi) leaves the courthouse in Apia last year
Apia, SAMOA — In Samoa there has been a further delay in the trial of two nurses charged over the deaths of two children in July last year after receiving MMR immunizations. The nurses appeared before the Chief Justice in Samoa's Supreme Court last week and their defence lawyer has confirmed he...
The Aggie Grey‘s hotel and bungalows in Apia
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government is preparing to seize assets from the prominent Grey family to cover outstanding payments on a $US20 million loan. The government lent the family the money to pay for repairs to the Aggie Grey‘s hotel in the wake of Cyclone Evan in 2012. The Aggie Grey‘s hotel...
Brown tree snake in Guam
Hagåtña, GUAM — Authorities in Guam are conducting air drops of dead mice to continue efforts to combat the invasive brown tree snake. The Marianas Variety reported that the bait airdrop was conducted by US military and Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services. The system of dropping drug-laced...
Viliamu Samu, also known as Joe Matamata
Hawkes Bay, NEW ZEALAND — The identity of a man accused of slavery and trafficking in Hawke's Bay can now be revealed. Samoan national Viliamu Samu, known locally as Joe Matamata, has been charged with human trafficking and slavery after he allegedly brought Samoans to New Zealand to work illegally...
International arrivals line at NZ airport
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Pacific islanders are being encouraged by Immigration New Zealand to register for this year's ballot under the Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category. The ballot, open to citizens of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Tuvalu takes place between 1 and 30 April. Each year up...

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