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Salt Lake cit During the first weekend of April 2023, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City. Tens of thousands of members were expected to attend in person, with millions watching from home. This yearly ritual may seem striking in...
15-year-old Maryanne Loia
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS) are appealing for public assistance in locating the whereabouts of a 77-year-old man from Asau in Savaii while a 15-year-old girl who went missing last month has not been found. Tautaifau Kipaoa Faavesi went missing from his...
Purse Seiner vessel with fish on deck
Liaoning, CHINA — Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean. The global seafood market faces turmoil with the release of the Fukushima nuclear wastewater from Japan into the Pacific Ocean, computer modelling predicts....
Apia, SAMOA — A union in Samoa is welcoming government plans to review the 3 tālā per hour minimum wage and introduce a cost-of-living adjustment for public service employees. Samoa Observer reports First Union Chief Executive Officer Seveaoga Saint Tomi-Setu as saying they're continuing to push...
Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo
Apia, SAMOA — Recent raids by Samoa police have found hard drugs including methamphetamine (meth). A man and his son were arrested and charged following a raid at Falelauniu Tai. In a statement, police confirmed that a plastic bag containing meth, marijuana leaves, marijuana seeds and electronic...
SANTA ANA ASSAULT SUSPECT
Santa Ana, CA — The Santa Ana, CA police department is still searching for a large Samoan suspect who assaulted a man the Main Place Mall. In mid-February at approximately 7:25PM, the victim was inside Main Place Mall when the suspect approached him and assaulted him. The suspect fled the area and...
STA Europe staff
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) is showcasing the best of what “Beautiful Samoa” has to offer to the European markets by meeting 63,000 consumers, 73 travel trade partners and 40+ media, along with other South Pacific Islands and private sector partners. In February, the STA...
Polymetallic nodules
Avarua, COOK ISLANDS — Mining deep areas of the ocean to gather rare metals for electric car batteries and other green technologies is attracting cash-strapped Pacific island governments. While the country's leaders are enthusiastic, there are many who say it's simply extractive colonization all...
Polymetallic nodules
Avarua, COOK ISLANDS — Mining deep areas of the ocean to gather rare metals for electric car batteries and other green technologies is attracting cash-strapped Pacific island governments. Exploration is now under way in the waters around the Cook Islands - or 'Avaiki Nui, as the islands are known...
48-year-old Perkin Feagiai Headle
Apia, SAMOA — Video recordings of social media posts by a woman charged with criminal libel were submitted to the District Court on Monday by an expert police witness. Perkin Feagiai Headle, also known as Salote Syrah Tautai is accused of making defamatory statements against members of the ruling...

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