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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's opposition has filed a legal challenge in court against the indefinite suspension of party leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and party secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi from Parliament.
They were both suspended indefinitely on May 24 following a recommendation by the...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Pacific Minister Aupito William Sio is set to travel to Fiji tomorrow, while Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is under increased pressure over Pacific relationships.
Sio, who is also associate foreign affairs minister, will travel to Fiji from tomorrow to meet with Pacific...
Apia, SAMOA — China’s foreign minister met with the leaders of Samoa on Saturday on the third stop of an island-hopping tour aimed at deepening China’s ties with Pacific nations.
The two sides signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement, a handover certificate for an arts and culture...
Kauai, HAWAII — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Kauai County Councilman Arthur Brun to 20 years in prison for running a methamphetamine ring supplied by the United Samoan Organization, a gang that operates in and out of the Hawaii prison system.
The former vice chairman of the council...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest control of the region.
A draft of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has neither confirmed nor denied that waiving the 30-day entry permit for Samoan citizens entering American Samoa would be discussed at any future Samoa Talks.
During a press conference with the media in Samoa this week, the Prime Minister...
Apia, SAMOA — The leader of Samoa's Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, and the party's secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi have been suspended indefinitely without pay from Parliament.
A formal complaint by deputy prime minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio was lodged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senior Samoa Supreme Court Justice, Vui Clarence Nelson is calling on the Samoa Government to appoint a task force to assist with the drug problem in the country, following the footsteps of the American Samoa Government.
“Great move by American Samoa Government. Every...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health (M.O.H.) has advised that all incoming passengers from American Samoa can self-isolate in their respective homes.
The new COVID-19 protocols were announced in a revised travel advice issued by the Ministry for travelers from American Samoa entering Samoa....
Detroit, MICHIGAN — The conditions that led to a shortage of baby formula were set in motion long before the February 2022 closure of the Similac factory tipped the U.S. into a crisis.
Retailers nationwide reported supplies of baby formula were out of stock at a rate of 43% during the week ended...