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Conspiracy & defamation trial in Samoa ends

A high-profile court case between Samoa police and six defendants relating to an unresolved hit and run incident that killed a university student in April of 2021, ended abruptly when the defense decided not to […]

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Special roosters stolen, 1 returned

The Avegalio Farm in Pavaiai has been working on a poultry farm for the past three years and ordered special roosters from Hawaii, Astrolorp, for their free range chicken farm. They were imported in as […]

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China gifts heavy machinery to Samoa

China has presented a $5 million agricultural mechanization package to Samoa. Receiving the 21 heavy machinery units, Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa said. “The project directly addresses one of our most persistent challenges. The […]

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Government leaders oppose deep-sea mining near AS

Key leaders of the American Samoa Government have united in opposition to the proposal for deepsea mining in waters near American Samoa. A press release from the Governor’s Office says that on Friday, June 13, […]

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Diane Suvania Niko-Teofilo Obituary

Diane Suvania Niko-Teofilo met her Savior on Friday, March 7, 2025 at the age of 34. She was born on October 23, 1990, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Diane was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, […]

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Joseph Nikolao, Sr. 1949-2024

By Johnny Victor Toma Joseph “Sefo” Nikolao was born on March 23,1949, in Moamoa, Samoa. He was raised in the village of Futiga, American Samoa. This was the first village where his parents, Nikolao Filipo […]

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