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Apia, SAMOA — US navy ship, USS Jackson, departed Samoa last Wednesday after a week-long mission, delivering aid and providing development assistance to communities across the countr

US navy ship, USS Jackson, departed Samoa last Wednesday after a week-long mission, delivering aid and providing development assistance to communities across the country.

State-of-the-art American warship USS Jackson will arrive in Samoa on Wednesday as part of wider celebrations to mark the Pacific Partnership.The USS Jackson (LCS 6), a US Navy vessel based out of San Diego, is also expected to arrive in Apia on Wednesday 13 September, according to a media releas...

Asia PacificHow Samoa’s political crisis unfolded Reuters 2 minute read Prime Minister of Samoa Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The South Pacific island nation of Samoa is in a political crisis, with incumbent Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi refusing to cede power despite losing his parliamentary majority at an April ele...