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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet says Fiame Naomi Mata'afa "is fine" and is expected to return by the end of the month after completing her medical check in New Zealand.
The Samoa Observer reports Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Prime Minister and Cabinet...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Two New Zealand-based marine geologists have been studying the Hunga volcano, to learn more about how underwater volcanos cause tsunami waves. The geologists have identified gaps in our understanding around precisely how these devastating waves are formed, after an eruption...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is seeking medical treatment in New Zealand.
The Samoa Observer reports the CEO of the Ministry of Prime Minister and Cabinet made the announcement at the start of Samoa’s annual prayer and fasting week.
Agafili Shem Leo was speaking on behalf...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Miss South Pacific pageant will be held in Apia this month. This was confirmed in a notice posted on the official Miss Pacific Islands Page.
Current Miss Pacific Islands, Fonoifafo Nancy McFarland-Seumanu was crowned in 2019 in Papua, New Guinea but due to the...
Apia, SAMOA — The number of names on Samoa's sex offenders register is increasing.
The Samoa Observer reports Deputy Police Commissioner Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti saying the names on the list were increasing as more sex offenders were being convicted.
She said there are cases whose names are...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaii News Now is reporting that a woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally striking another woman with her SUV following a bar fight in August of lasst year in Honolulu.
Thirty-year-old Tomanu E. Tauala previously pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have found the body of 55-year-old Tasi Pologa Tuipeā who went missing last Thursday.
Ministry of Police Prisons and Corrections Services said in a post on its Facebook page that he was pronounced dead upon his discovery.
"Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — When the Pacific looks back on the year 2022, the Tongan volcano eruption and COVID-19 will stand out.
But there was a lot more going on across the Blue Continent — including climate discussions and political uncertainty.
Here’s a look back in the rear-view mirror.
TONGA'S...
Apia, SAMOA — In the weeks leading up to the Christmas holiday, four murders were recorded in neighboring Samoa, with one on Christmas day.
The Christmas day incident occurred in Faleula in the early morning hours when a man died in Faleula after he was assaulted
Police Commissioner Auapa’au...
Samoa Observer is reporting police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 28-year-old man on Christmas Day.
This makes it the fourth murder to be reported this week. It is still unclear as to what transpired leading up to the tragedy but it is believed to have been fueled by...