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Ketchikan, ALASKA — A 33-year-old Samoan man in Ketchikan, Alaska faces felony kidnapping and assault charges stemming from an incident that ended last Friday afternoon when an Alaska State Trooper spotted the alleged victim running in traffic on North Tongass Highway with head injuries and his...
Kingston, JAMAICA — Seafood industry groups are calling for a pause on deep-sea mining until there is a clear understanding of the impacts it would have on the marine environment.
The announcement comes as the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica, where member countries are expected to...
Apia, SAMOA — The United States Government this week officially handed over the newly built Faleolo Hospital Expansion Wing to the Samoan government. The U.S. funded project commenced in 2022, and underlines the strong partnership between the two nations and reaffirmation of the commitment to...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa will get to have a resident United States ambassador. The announcement was made by Tom Udall, the Ambassador to New Zealand and to the Independent State of Samoa.
He made the announcement at the American Independence Day celebrations held in Vailima on Thursday evening. Mr Udall...
Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand cabinet ministers have considered, but dismissed for now, a Pacific proposal for easier movement of people around the region.
Pacific Islanders are subject to tougher entry conditions when they try to visit Australia or NZ than Australians or New Zealanders face...
Apia, SAMOA — One of the two airlines flying between the Samoas is refusing to operate at the upgraded Fagali'i airport in Samoa until questions on safety are addressed.
Samoa Observer reports the co-founder of Talofa Airways, Maria Westerland Hunter, saying they will continue to operate their...
Apia, SAMOA — A UN Development Program project is exploring the use of electric transport in Samoa.
The project, funded by Japan, began in June with a visit from renewable energy experts of the UN Information and Technology Management Department.
This team of experts provides technical support for...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Supreme Court has voided the parliamentary suspensions of the leader and secretary of the opposition Human Rights Protection Party.
Samoa Observer reports Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese and Justice Leiataualesa Daryl Clarke ruled on Tuesday afternoon that the suspension...
Apia, SAMOA — The Secretary General of the Congregational Christian Church Samoa (C.C.C.S.), Reverend Dr. Taipisia Leilua has confirmed that the decision to remove a C.C.C.S reverend in Savaii involved in an alleged attempted rape case is not the final decision.
Rev. Leilua explained that no...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Airways says one of its aircraft sustained damage on the newly re-opened Fagali'i Airport runway.
It said maintenance costs could mean higher airfares.
According to Samoa Global News, the airline's chief executive Fauoo Fatu Tielu said the aircraft's tires have...