WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government said Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million Samoan tala ($3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the Pacific Island nation. All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the…
The 39-year-old man shot and killed at a weekend “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was a successful fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was killed when a man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping…
APIA (Samoa Observer/Pacnews) — Samoa was declared the winner of the “Emerging Island Holiday Destination” award by the National Tourism Magazine in China, held earlier this month. According to the Samoa Tourism Authority or STA, this accolade was a testament to the dedication and hard work invested by the STA and the tourism sector in…