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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Social media giant Facebook along with Whatsapp and Instagram were hit by an outage earlier today affecting some users, including Samoa News. According to detection services, the issue across sites owned by Meta began about 6.40am on Thursday (NZT). Social media users...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the announcement of Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) as the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) in the 119th Congress starting in January. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) is term limited under Republican rules after...
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Manila, PHILIPPINES — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a transaction advisory services agreement with Samoa’s Electric Power Corporation (EPC) to support the development of a solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems with installations planned for the country’s two largest...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Depending on who you ask, Donald Trump's impending return to the White House holds a promise or poses a threat. Trump is one of the world's most polarizing figures. He can bring excitement; he can trigger anxiety. Even Pacific island leaders can't be indifferent to the...
spade-toothed whale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A rare spade-toothed whale is being dissected in New Zealand in a world-first examination of a complete specimen. The whale, a five-meter long male, washed ashore in Otago in July, sparking interest among scientists and local Māori. Spade-toothed whales, named for their...
Trump and Tulsi
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have urged Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to allow for a full review of the government’s files on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to be national intelligence...
Diver on sunken ship
Apia, SAMOA — The crew of the HMNZS Manawanui didn't realize autopilot was engaged as it crashed into a Samoan reef, a military Court of Inquiry has found. New Zealand’s worst peacetime maritime accident occurred in October when the ship sunk off the coast in bad weather, with all 75 crew making it...
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Saturday, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te landed in Hawaii, bowed his head, and was garlanded with flowers. It was his first stop in what will be an almost week-long sweep through the region, which will also take the president to the handful of Pacific nations that...
Speaker of the House, Papalii Lio Masipau, and Minister of Justice, Matamua Seumanu Vasati Sili Pulifana
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Speaker of the Samoa House, Papalii Lio Masipau, and Minister of Justice, Matamua Seumanu Vasati Sili Pulifana, were detained at Auckland International Airport on Thursday, along with two other passengers, after allegedly bypassing security screening in Apia. The...
Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding and Defense Minister Judith Collins
Apia, SAMOA — After an interim report found the sinking of the HMNS Manawanui was due to human error, Samoans say they are still looking for better answers on the environmental and economic costs of the disaster. Details from the interim Court of Inquiry report concerning HMNZS Manawanui were...

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