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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the final prosecution witness began to testify in the trial surrounding the murder of Dr Caroline Gabbard in May last year, the accused walked out of the courtroom to break into a fit of wails and loud weeping on Thursday morning (Samoa time).
Dr Cecilia Alailima was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa said she has no regrets in her four years in office, which she described as a challenging period of significant transition and reform.
After delivering her concession speech on Tuesday, Fiame said dwelling on regrets is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — South Auckland’s Māngere Arts Centre will host a special one-night-only stand-up comedy showcase, Va’ine Fresh, on September 27, shining the spotlight on Pasifika women breaking new ground in comedy.
The show will feature 10 Pasifika women performing stand-up for the...
The Spartans Cricket Team announced their victory in the 2025 Tacoma, Washington Men’s Cricket League Championship, which was officially secured on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The team successfully defended their title from 2024, thus achieving the distinction of being consecutive champions. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathalie Aviles from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam played a pivotal role in the success of Operation Island Chief 2025, a multinational maritime surveillance operation to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing across...
Moose, WYOMING — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Friday hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources, held in Grand Teton National Park, discussing renewal of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which provided a generational surge in support for national parks over the past...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's Head of State has confirmed the first sitting of the country's newly elected 18th parliament will take place next week.
Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II issued a proclamation appointing Tuesday, September 16, at 9.30am Samoa time as the date for the opening....
(Washington, DC) — U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i – First) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between the United States and our partners in the Pacific.
H.R...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Customs has intercepted 1,835 grams of methamphetamine concealed in four bags of rice from a personal consignment sent from the United States.
The seizure was made on Thursday, September 4th by the Ministry of Customs and Revenue through its Customs Service. It is the third drug...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat.
But this united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations pursue a controversial new industry –...