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Wesley Samoa appears Friday in Circuit Court
Kealakekua, HAWAII — A motion for a new trial in the case of three individuals found guilty in the September 2018 beating of a hotel security guard was denied Friday in Circuit Court. Barry Sooalo, attorney for Wesley Samoa, argued the court should consider granting a new trial for his client and...
Beijing, CHINA — China’s push for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Pacific is receiving growing attention. All eight Pacific island countries (PICs) that recognize Beijing, including Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, have...
Hans Dalton
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — A coroner has been unable to determine how New Zealand man Hans Dalton came to drown in a Samoan prison six and a half years ago. Mr Dalton - a 38-year-old psychiatric patient - had been holidaying with family when Cyclone Evan struck and he lost his medication. He was put...
Apia, SAMOA — Two senior nurses in Samoa have been sentenced to five years in prison for incorrectly administering the MMR vaccine which resulted in two infants dying. Lannacalastah Samuelu and Lameko Sui both died on the same day in July last year shortly after receiving the vaccination for...
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — A New Zealand tattoo artist who took explicit photos of his client's thigh tattoo and then shared them in a group chat using demeaning language has sparked a global movement. Since the allegations, 120 artists from around the globe have joined Cover Ups Against Abuse —...
Manumea bird mural on the eastern wall of the New Zealand High Commission office in Apia
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's campaign to save its national bird, the manumea, picked up momentum over the weekend when New Zealand's Prime Minister joined in the launch. Jacinda Ardern joined Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, for the...
Ana Tran Thi
Apia, SAMOA — The Director of Homeland Security in American Samoa, Samana Semo Veavea said they have tracked down Ana Tran Thi's husband and the couple work on a farm in Leone where they have lived in the territory for a few years. Ana Tran Thi was stopped at Faleolo International Airport 21 July...
The grey Nissan Cube car
Apia, SAMOA — Police are investigating the deaths of a church pastor and a woman whose bodies were found inside a grey Nissan Cube car at the Faleata sports complex Wednesday morning. The car was parked opposite the United Nations Headquarters at Tuana’imato. Talamua sources confirm the man is a...
Uimaitua Papali'i of Sapapali'i
Apia, SAMOA — A young man in Samoa is starting a life senetence in prison for the murder of a fellow villager on New Year's Day this year. Uimaitua Papali'i of Sapapali'i was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren to life imprisonment after a panel of assessors found him...
The US Coast Guard cutter Bertholf
MANILA, Philippines — The US Coast Guard will expand its presence to the Asia Pacific in the coming months amid China’s growing influence in the region. Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the US Coast Guard, said in a telephone conference with reporters that they are “doubling down” in Oceania in the...

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