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18 hrs ago | Stuff.co.nz

Two mystery boats in rescue bid

A New Zealand air force Orion has been called in to assist in what is being described as an apparent sinking of one of two mystery boats that were ordered out of Samoa two weeks ago.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News, American Samoa

22 hrs ago | Samoa News

Samoa's new consul-general to Hawai'i appointed

An entertainment businessman in Hawai'i, Papali'i Jack Thompson, has been named as Samoa's Consul-General in the American state.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News

Yesterday | Scoop

Samoan opposition attacks Finance Minister after C...

Samoan Minister of Finance, Faumuina Tiatia Liuga, has defended his pursuit of funding for a new $NZ 68 million 15-storey building.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Geographic Travels

International Date Line's Move Across Samoa Plays Havoc with Seventh-Day Adventists

Two years ago I wrote about the Independent State of Samoa's decision to move the international date line in order to be on the same day as Australia and New Zealand.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Religion, Seventh-day Adventist

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Samoa News

Land set aside in Tonga for ASG focus of official malaga

Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has tasked Human Resources Director Le'i Sonny Thompson and ASG's Petroleum Officer, Sione Kava to travel to Tonga to find out about land given to the American Samoa government in the island kingdom, and they will be looking at the land size, logistics, requirements, permissible use, and other specifics, says ... (more)

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Related Topix: Travel, Oceania, Samoa Travel, World News, Pacific Travel, Tonga Travel, American Samoa Travel, American Samoa, US Governors, Togiola Tulafono

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch Sentinel

Pacific Partnership departs Samoa

"For the people in pain we could see that we were helping them," said Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraft Woman Kymberley Monck, a dental assistant who conducted exams and tooth extractions throughout the past week.

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Related Topix: Oceania, Samoa, CA, World News, US Military, US Navy

Samoa News

Samoan PM tells tourism industry to do more for itself

The Prime Minister of Samoa has written to tourism operators to tell them there is not much more the government can do for them.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News

Samoa News

26 Samoans sworn in as New Zealand citizens

Twenty-Six Samoans became citizens of New Zealand on 11 June in a ceremony at the New Zealand High Commission in Apia.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News

Samoa News

Samoa: Will the island be - exploited' by Chinese firms?

Samoa is no stranger to colonisation. In 1830 Christian missionaries destroyed the Samoan religion; Germany ruled Western Samoa from 1899 until 1914; and after that the country passed over to New Zealand's rule.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Samoa News

Ground broken for new island resort in Samoa's capital

The Papua New Guinea company Lamana Development has broken ground for its 60 million US dollar resort on Taumeasina Island near Apia.

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Related Topix: Oceania, Papua New Guinea

The New Zealand Herald

Airline ready to offer XL class

The world's first airline to charge people according to their weight is set to introduce an "executive row", with extra space and no armrests, to cater for bigger passengers.

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Related Topix: Travel, Oceania, Samoa Travel, World News, Pacific Travel, American Samoa

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Samoa News

Australian climatologist helps the Pacific assess climate change

A climatologist from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Professor Yuriy Kuleshov is visiting Apia to take forward work on climate change in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

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Related Topix: Meteorology, Science, Travel, Oceania, Samoa Travel, World News, Pacific Travel

The Nation

Where the lampposts sprout leaves

A fish market in Apia, Samoa where many of the people rely on fish as a main source of protein.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Robert Louis Stevenson, Vocal, Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home, Travel

Sat Jun 08, 2013

Samoa News

Court Report

NOFO UTU DENIES ALLEGATIONS DURING ARRAIGNMENT During her arraignment yesterday morning, Nofo Te'o Utu, an alleged Visa agent, entered a not guilty plea in the High Court on two charges of stealing, which are both class C felonies punishable by imprisonment of up to seven years, a fine of up to $5,000, a fine equal to twice the amount of gain from ... (more)

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RuggaWorld

Scotland v Samoa

It is a first time we have a double-header test match rugby day in South Africa at the same venue - this series kicks off with Scotland versus Samoa.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

Samoa News

Samoa Gov't hosts tourism conference in Hawai'i

Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Fatialofa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, at the opening of the 5th International Samoan Tatau Convention hosted June 2012 by the Malofie Samoa Association at the Samoa Tourism Authority Fale Samoa in Apia, Samoa.

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Samoa News

Cool Stuff: Vargo Fire Box Grill

Manua's 2005 Super Cyclone Olaf still haunts me. It was the triple crown of destruction for Faleasao Village, on the coast near the wharf, as they were impacted by huge winds, huge waves, and a landslide from above.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Samoa News

Independent Samoa gets more independent with solar

The Independent State of Samoa, a small island nation in the Pacific, is going solar to help make sure it's roughly 200,000 citizens have access to cheaper power.

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Related Topix: Oceania, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Jun 05, 2013

Samoa News

Amata's Journal: AmSam's major exports

Aumua Amata with Alualu Claxton and Loka Muna of Pago Pago who hosted her visit, along with members of the Samoan community at Fort Stewart.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Fort Stewart, GA, Hinesville, GA, Travel, American Samoa Travel, American Samoa

Fiji Times

U21 loses return match to Samoa

THE Fiji under-21 netball team lost their second game against Samoa in Apia yesterday during their Pacific Netball Series curtain-raiser match.

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