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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On a warm Tuesday night in Fugalei in Apia, Samoa, the air hums with anticipation as a local hall fills with young people.
With the Boom Kaisi Ball just days away, Pacific Rainbow+ youth have gathered for a series of workshops designed to build confidence and community...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific trade ministers have welcomed the draft Kava Declaration, marking a significant step toward safeguarding kava's cultural and economic importance across the region.
At a gathering in Suva, Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica, and his counterparts...
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii (UH) is getting a major boost to help close critical healthcare gaps across the islands and throughout the Pacific, including American Samoa
UH researchers are launching new efforts to improve health care in underserved communities because of a $1.5 million grant...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting police have confirmed that American Samoa is the most common route for methamphetamine importation into the independent country, and children are being used to sell the drugs. Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo said Samoa is no...
Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — A group of organizations are leading global activation efforts at Ala Moana Beach Park to raise awareness about deep-sea mining in American Samoa waters.
On Sunday, July 20, a paddle out will take place near Magic Island from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in protest to stop further...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 27th Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) has adopted a resolution supporting the development of a regional medical complex on Guam.
"For years, patients from across Micronesia have come to Guam to access healthcare services, so we already have a clear picture of where...
Rio rocked the Otara Town Centre with his fearless daring moves entertaining Manu Samoa and its hundreds of fans.
Manu Samoa embraced the love of their fans joined with community cultural dance, siva afi, the unique presence of Samoan humor and religious commitment at the Otara Town Centre.
Manu...
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President Donald Trump’s order to re-open...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The five inhabited U.S. territories are collectively $57.8 billion in debt and have issues with their financial statements that “can lead to poor financial decisions and lost access to capital markets,” according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As Thursday marked 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, anti-nuclear advocates warn the Pacific region is facing expanding nuclearism through developments like the AUKUS pact.
On 10 July 1985, French agents bombed the Greenpeace protest ship while it was...