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Village children walk past a cross planted at Faleula
Apia, SAMOA — The 29-year-old daughter of a Cabinet Minister, Rose Hope Ah Leong, who pleaded guilty to negligent driving causing death, has been given a 12 months probation sentence and a $1,000 fine. The decision was delivered by District Court Judge Alalatoa Rosella Viane Papali'i yesterday....
Flames consume a home in Magalia, California, Friday.
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaiian Airlines is waiving reservation change fees for travelers headed to or from Los Angeles or Long Beach through Monday due to wildfires raging in California.  Travelers can get a one-time reservation change at no charge provide that the ticket was issued on Friday or...
Apia, SAMOA — The cutting of native trees and the existence of invasive species are increasingly putting a threat to the endemic manumea bird population in Samoa. With the manumea species declining in numbers, the Samoa Conservation Society Environmental and Geographic Information System Specialist...
Processing bananas for export in Samoa
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan Ministry of Agriculture wants to free up government-owned land for commercial farming in a push to increase exports. Newsline Samoa reported farmers are being restricted by a lack of land. The ministry's chief executive, Tilafono David Hunter, said government land could be...
Lou Leon Guerrero
Hagåtña, GUAM — Guam has elected its first woman governor — Bank of Guam President Lou Leon Guerrero. Unofficial results released on Wednesday morning showed an overwhelming lead for Ms Leon Guerrero and her running mate, Joshua Tenorio, who both ran for the Democratic Party. The Guam Daily Post...
 Arona Peniamina, 38, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — A Samoan man is denying murdering his wife by allegedly stabbing her with such force the tip of the kitchen knife he used broke off in her head. Arona Peniamina, 38, is on trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to murdering his wife Sandra at their home...
Miss Samoa Sonia Piva
Apia, SAMOA — Miss Samoa Sonia Piva has begun preparations for the 2018 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant which is scheduled for November 23 in Tonga.  The reigning Miss Samoa leaves Samoa for Tonga three days before the regional pageant, which will see her coming up against peers from throughout the...
A former resident of American Samoa, Sean Morrison
District 90, LOUISIANA — A former resident of American Samoa, Sean Morrison, has made the decision to throw his hat into a formidable political ring. Currently residing in Louisiana, the former Assistant Attorney General for American Samoa is running in a special general election for the state...
The steamship Talune at the Napier breakwater in 1908.
Apia, SAMOA — A public holiday has been declared for Wednesday in Samoa, to mark 100 years since the start of the influenza pandemic that killed about a fifth of the population. On 7 November, 1918, the SS Talune arrived in Apia with sick passengers on board. The New Zealand administrators allowed...
Samoa Airways logo
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Airways has confirmed that it's only aircraft was damaged when the catering truck smashed into the rear service door last Friday. It delayed the flight to Auckland by nearly a day while repairs were undertaken. The delay forced Samoa Airways to charter a Qantas 737 for its...

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