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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific leaders have condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney that killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured.
It is the deadliest mass shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, and terror...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Community of Alaska is calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to reconsider the state’s criminal prosecution of eleven American Samoan residents of Whittier who have been charged with “voter misconduct” and other offenses after they say they were told by...
Honolulu, HAWAII — (December 16, 2025) University of Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano, of Samoan ancestry, and USC wide receiver Makai Lemon, of Hawaiian Ancestry, have been selected as the 2025 Polynesian College Football Players of the Year. The Award is presented annually to the most...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (December 15, 2025) The Samoan Language Commission recently represented American Samoa at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education, held from November 16- 20 in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The delegation was led by Executive Director Elisapeta Alaimaleata, along...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Māori rock art is one of a dozen research areas chosen by the Royal Society to get a funding boost. The Royal Society Te Apārangi announced the 12 recipients of its Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship for 2025 this week.
The government introduced the fellowships in...
HONOLULU — (December 12, 2025) Thursday, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council wrapped up a three-day virtual meeting, delivering scientific advice that will help shape decisions at the Council’s 205th meeting next week.
MNM: “DAY...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a recent press release, Qantas, the Australian airline, has unveiled plans for two new services out of Auckland, New Zealand, further intensifying the ongoing trans-Tasman competition with Air New Zealand.
These new routes, to Samoa and the Gold Coast, are set to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's new government has found itself at odds with journalists over whether the state is attempting to stifle press freedom in the country by controlling "negative reporting".
This comes after Samoa Observer reported excerpts from the "third version" of a leaked copy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fiji's non-resident ambassador has presented his letters of credence to Pope Leo, marking the assumption of his role as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Fiji to the Holy See.
Ambassador Jovilisi Suveinakama conveyed the greetings of the president, prime...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fresh from banning the country's only daily newspaper, Samoa's government is now developing rules for all media outlets, that could include background checks on journalists.
A draft media protocol obtained by the Samoa Observer requires questions for the Prime Minister's...