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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tinian residents of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have voiced urgent concerns over potential environmental and cultural damage from a major United States (US) military training plan during a series of tense public meetings last week.
At a packed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A UNICEF survey shows that 91 per cent of children in Samoa have experienced violent discipline.
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey showed a staggering number of Pacific children, some as young as five, experience abuse, neglect, and mental health challenges both in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An award-winning short film, which honors the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Written and directed by Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou, Niue, Samoa), Puti has already screened at the Beverly Hills...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chanting under the midday sun and holding signs that read 'No Kings in America' and 'In Solidarity with Los Angeles,' more than a dozen residents and visitors gathered in northern Guam on Saturday to join a national day of protest opposing what organizers describe as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US military's updated proposal to expand troop training in the Northern Mariana Islands is again drawing close scrutiny from environmentalists, cultural advocates, and local residents concerned about its long-term impact on Tinian's ecosystem.
But the Marine Corps...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two police officers, a senior manager at the Fiji customs office and a foreign national are among seven people who have been charged so far with allegedly attempting to smuggle four kilograms of methamphetamine into the country.
Border officials seized the drugs, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After two days of travel, Hokulea and Hikianalia are now docked in Hilo.
The voyaging canoes were welcomed by the community and hula halau near the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
They set sail from Oahu early Monday morning and stopped in Kawaihae, 35 miles north of Kailua-Kona....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) wants the country to repeal its criminal libel laws.
This comes after the association's president, a veteran Samoan journalist Lagi Keresoma, was charged by police under the law on Sunday.
Keresoma, a senior journalist for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — UN Women has appointed Ms. Alison Davidian as the new Representative for its Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), which supports 14 Pacific Island countries in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Ms. Davidian brings extensive experience in international...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Lady Samoa III suffered no serious damage that would affect its operation after the inter-island ferry hit the Mulifanua Wharf while berthing on Monday afternoon.
The ship had just sailed in from Savaii and was berthing when it hit the wharf.
Samoa Shipping...