District Court of Guam Magistrate Judge Michael Bordallo set a Sept. 22 trial for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program fraud ring case involving seven defendants, among them close family ...

Tenor Pene Pati has emerged from a childhood in Samoa and New Zealand to become one of opera’s most-watched new stars.

In Hawaii, an attraction brings island traditions to life through immersive villages, hands-on activities, performances, and family-friendly experiences.

Israel and Samoa deepen ties as Samoa plans embassy in Jerusalem, building on years of cooperation through MASHAV and UN support. Samoa will open an embassy in Jerusalem in 2026, Samoan Prime Minister ...

Samoa is set to establish an embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, a highly controversial move which has been condemned by Samoan activists. Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt, the Samoan prime minister, announced the ...

When Samoa turned red at the ballot box in August 2025, it wasn’t just a political swing – it was a geopolitical shockwave. Susuga Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --In American Samoa, the ocean is life -- but that life is under siege. The U.S. territory, marooned in the heart of the Pacific, faces a triple threat of climate change, industrial ...

Santa Ana’s Mater Dei High School choir celebrated Samoan Culture during their Fall concert. In a video shared online by one of the performers’ mothers, Sisa Grey Uiagalelei, students can be seen ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Pene Pati made his New York recital debut at the Armory with a program that showcased his voluptuous voice and revealed a chamber ...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — “Se mea lava a faigata o le tautua e moe i le pologa o le loto ala i le tiga.” The sound of a traditional Samoan song of service filled the air, sung by 33 young men and ...

There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an auditorium. They ...