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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt is in New Zealand this week to meet seasonal workers and their families.
He and Labor Minister Fata Ryan Schuster met Samoan Recognized Seasonal Employer workers near Napier on Sunday.
While in Napier, La'auli heard from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific leaders and environmental advocates have condemned a United States government proposal to advance plans for an offshore mineral lease sale in federal waters off American Samoa.
They say the move - despite about 70,000 public comments submitted during the process...
Washington, D.C — Trump administration has announced a proposed deep sea mining lease sale in federal waters near American Samoa, marking the world’s first attempt to commercially mine the deep sea. The move is a major step toward opening U.S. waters to commercial deep sea mining and comes despite...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Videos are circulating on Facebook where local people are recording themselves admitting the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency scam and encouraging friends and family to sign up.
As the internet has progressed over time, the various methods of fraud have grown and evolved...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chinese Embassy in Kiribati has accused some countries of "double standards" in their criticism of China's testing of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific last week.
The test drew criticism from political leaders from across the region, who raised concerns...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 11, Donald Trump signed a new proclamation reopening nearly 1.3 million square kilometers of Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing. Three marine national monuments – areas previously set aside for protection at Papahānaumokuākea near Hawaii, the Mariana Trench near...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa residents are being urged to exercise extreme caution before investing in BG Wealth Sharing LTD or its associated cryptocurrency trading platform, DSJ Exchange (DSJ EX), following a series of regulatory actions and public warnings issued across the Pacific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the Trump administration works to open commercial fishing to U.S. fleets across the Pacific, some of its strongest allies in that push will soon fill open seats on the influential council that oversees fishing grounds around Hawaiʻi and the Western Pacific.
Last week...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the life of Senator Lindsey Graham, a Veteran, and a statesman, who championed a strong U.S. military and the nation’s obligations to Service Members, and a belief in a pro-active foreign policy that emphasized freedom.
“I was blessed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Traditional Māori navigators use celestial bodies, as well as ocean currents, winds and other natural signs, to guide them across vast distances of ocean, with no GPS and no technology, not even a watch.
Hinerapa Rupuha captained the double-hulled canoe Ngāhiraka Mai...