Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported this week that in the Southern Pacific island nation of Samoa, with a population of 220,000, religious liberty is being threatened. According to ABC’s report:… [T]he country’s prime minister has thrown the future of its religious minorities
Warning letters sent to Samoa, China, and Washington
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Business owners have 15 days
How Birthright Citizenship Could Threaten the “Samoan Way”
Providing additional context to an ImmigrationProf post (and update) on the granting of citizenship to non-citizen nationals of the U.S. from Samoa last week: NPR reports that not all residents of Samoa support the push for birthright citizenship. Many American
Samoa, a Pacific speck, provides a big and sad lesson about vaccinations
The distant nation of Samoa may have more to offer the United States than prominent athletes and warm Pacific Islander culture. Its deadly experiences with a raging outbreak of an infectious disease underscore a timely and important message: Vaccinations matter
CDC Expands Zika Travel Warning
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added eight (8) more destinations to its recent Zika virus travel alert yesterday. In addition to the 14 countries already on the CDC list (Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala,
Samoan Crew Member Remains Missing at Sea
The Talamua New Agency in Samoa in the South Pacific reports that a Samoan crew member who disappeared from an unidentified cruise ship last November remains missing.
According to this source, Falevi Leiataua Leapai went missing while working on a