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Apia, SAMOA — The Election Court yesterday delivered a series of significant rulings on candidate eligibility, resolving challenges that had threatened to reshape the political contest ahead of the general elections set for August 29, 2025.
Among the decisions, FAST Party Secretary Va’aaoao Salu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dengue fever has struck countries across the Pacific, where health authorities have recorded 23,500 suspected cases and 16,000 laboratory confirmed cases this year.
The mosquito-borne illness has killed 18 people, including six in Samoa.
Experts say the region's hot and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — What does it mean to be a Church that is authentically “of the Pacific”?
That was the question on the agenda when bishops from around the region gathered in early August for a week of prayer and reflection in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
The meeting, which ran from the 5th...
Tuana'imato, APIA — A chaotic free-for-all melee between the American Samoa U-16 Women’s National Team and Tahiti on Tuesday brought an abrupt and dramatic end to their match, and with it, the tournament journeys of both squads in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-16 Women’s Championship...
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The United States is looking to build stronger ties with the Cook Islands following a historic diplomatic visit this week by its Chargé d'Affaires, David Gehrenbeck, who met with Prime Minister Mark Brown during the nation's 60th anniversary of self-governance.
In an interview with Cook...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As dengue fever infections hit their highest level in a decade and several countries declare emergencies, the climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say.
Pacific Island countries and territories have reported 16,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa police are investigating the discovery of an unconscious young woman at the Fuluasou culvert on Monday morning.
According to the Faleata Police Station, the woman is believed to be 18 years old. She was found lying inside the concrete culvert with visible injuries...
Vailele, SAMOA — In Vailele, 15 minutes south-east of the Samoa capital of Apia, nine people are gathered in a large green fale to discuss the village’s priorities and concerns. It’s the same place where the village council meets – except this time, it’s only women who are at the table.
Two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) wants more time for residents to share their thoughts about the United States military's plans for the territory.
CNMI's delegate to the US Congress Kimberlyn King-Hinds said the CNMI administration will be requesting a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting a sixth death from dengue fever in Samoa.
“It is difficult to bear these sorrows, "Ta lelava tauave nei mafatiaga,” said the grieving mother of a seven-year-old child who is Samoa’s sixth young child to succumb to dengue, as she struggles...