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1300 BC |
The Lapita people took once again to the open seas about this time, pushing east past the Solomon Islands to the Bismarck archipelago and beyond to Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa. Theses Southeast Asian peoples had headed south from Taiwan to Papua New Guinea and as far as the main Solomon islands, where they stopped some 40,000 years ago. Links: Taiwan, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands 
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1892 |
Samoa made a decision to stay behind a day on the international date line and align it-self with US traders based in California. In 2011 it planned to leap 24 hours into the future so that it can be on the same weekday as Australia, New Zealand and eastern Asia. Links: Samoa, Time
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1962 Jan 1 |
Samoa became independent from New Zealand. Malietoa Tanumafili II nursed Samoa to independence and presided as head of state jointly for 16 months and thereafter on his own for 43 years. Links: New Zealand, Samoa
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1971 |
Australia joined with New Zealand and 14 independent of self-governing island nations to form the South Pacific Forum. The name was changed in 2000 to Pacific Islands Forum. Member states include: Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Since 2006, associate members territories are New Caledonia and French Polynesia. In 2011 Guam, the Northern Marianas and American Samoa became associate members. Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Guam, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Marianas, Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands
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1983 |
Derek Freeman published "Margaret Mead in Samoa," in which he laid waste Mead's portrayal of 1920s Samoan society. Links: Samoa, Books, Anthropology
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1997 Apr 14 |
In SF the winners of the 1997 Goldman Environmental Prize were: Included were Juan Pablo Orrego of Chile for his battle to stop the damming of the Bio Bio River. Links: Russia, Chile, Britain, Indonesia, Environment, Ohio, Africa, Samoa
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2000 |
Global Domains International, Inc. (GDI) launched the .WS Internet domain in partnership with the the island nation of Samoa. Links: USA, Internet, Samoa
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2001 |
Samoa’s population was about 171,000. Links: Samoa
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2002 Jun 4 |
New Zealand's prime minister apologized for mistakes her country made during its 48-year rule over the tiny South Pacific island chain of Samoa. Links: New Zealand, Samoa
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2003 Aug 14 |
The 16-member Pacific Islands Forum (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) planned to create a region-wide aviation market aimed at encouraging tourism. Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Kiribati, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nieu, Solomon Islands
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2007 May 11 |
Malietoa Tanumafili II, head of state of Samoa, died at age 94-95. Links: Samoa
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2008 May |
Pacific Island nations imposed a series of measures aimed at halting overfishing. 8 of 17 members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission agreed on the measures In December the 9 remaining members joined in imposing a conservation agenda on 20 million square miles to take effect on January 1, 2010. The 17 members included Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Fish, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Solomon Islands
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2009 Jan 6 |
Pres. Bush designated parts of 3 Pacific island chains as national monuments to protect them from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing. The areas totaled some 195,274 square miles and included the Mariana Trench as well as waters and coral surrounding 3 islands in the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and 7 islands along the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. Links: USA, Environment, Samoa, Marianas, BushGW
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2009 Sep 29 |
A magnitude 8.0-8.3 earthquake struck about 120 miles south of the islands of Samoa, population about 180,000 people, and American Samoa, a US territory of 65,000. Four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high roared ashore on American Samoa, reaching up to a mile (1.5km) inland. At least 142 were killed in Samoa and at least 32 on American Samoa and leaving dozens missing. Authorities in Tonga, south of the Samoas, confirmed at least 9 dead. Links: Earthquake, Samoa, Tonga, Amer. Samoa
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2011 May 9 |
It was reported that Samoa plans to leap 24 hours into the future, erasing a day and putting a new kink in the Pacific's jagged international date line so that it can be on the same weekday as Australia, New Zealand and eastern Asia. Links: Samoa, Time
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2011 Dec 29 |
At midnight Samoa leaped to Dec 31 to align itself with trading partners in its South Pacific region. For the country’s 186,000 citizens, Dec 30 will simply not exist. Links: Calendar, Samoa
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2011 Dec 30 |
At midnight on Dec 29 Samoa leaped to Dec 31 to align itself with trading partners. For the country’s 186,000 citizens, Dec 30, 2011 will simply not exist. Links: Calendar, Samoa
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2013 Apr 3 |
Samoa Air planned to start pricing its first international flights based on the weight of its passengers and their bags. Depending on the flight, each kg (2.2 pounds) would cost 93 cents to $1.06. The new airline was launched last June. Links: Aviation, Samoa
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2013 Nov 7 |
China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang said China will provide a concessionary loan of up to $1 billion to Pacific island nations to support construction projects in a part of the world where Beijing and Taiwan compete for influence. He made the announcement at a forum with Pacific island nations in Guangzhou at a meeting attended by representatives from Micronesia, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Niue and Fiji. Links: China, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Niue, Tonga
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2014 Jan 22 |
The Washington-based Int’l. Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) said it has obtained documents showing the identities of nearly 22,000 owners of companies and trusts in the British Virgin Islands, Samoa and other offshore centers. It said they include the brother-in-law of China’s Pres. Xi, former Premier Wen Jiabao’s son and son-in-law and relatives of other ruling party figures. Links: USA, China, Samoa, DC, Virgin Islands
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2014 Jul 22 |
Babar Suleman (58) and his son Haris (17) were killed when their small plane crashed shortly after leaving Pago Pago in American Samoa. They had departed Indiana on June 19 for a round the world flight to raise to break records and raise money for the Citizens Foundation, a nonprofit that builds schools in Pakistan. Links: USA, Air Crash, Samoa, Indiana, Amer. Samoa
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2016 Sep 11 |
New Zealand’s PM John Key said his country will fund a multi-million dollar program aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport. The NZ$10 million (US$7.3 million), five-year initiative will initially focus on rugby and netball in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands. Links: New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tonga
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2017 Sep 8 |
In Samoa at the Pacific Island Leaders Forum PM Malcolm Turnbull said Australia will extend its Pacific Islands migrant labor program and fly aerial surveillance missions to protect valuable Pacific fisheries. Links: Australia, Samoa
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2017 Sep 8 |
Pacific island leaders demanded urgent action from the global community to address climate change, following fresh warnings that the region would be hit harder than anywhere else on Earth. This followed a week-long gathering of the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in the Samoan capital Apia. Links: Samoa
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2017 Dec 5 |
The European Union put 17 non-EU countries on a blacklist of those it deems guilty of unfairly offering tax avoidance schemes. They Included: American Samoa, Bahrain, Barbados, Grenada, Guam, South Korea, Macau, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Namibia, Palau, Panama, St. Lucia, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates. Over 40 more were put on a "grey list" to be monitored until they are fully committed to reforms. Links: Bahrain, Panama, UAE, EU, Mongolia, South Korea, Marshall Islands, Trinidad&Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Guam, Samoa, Tunisia, Namibia, Palau, Macau, Amer. Samoa
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2019 Jun 11 |
The Pacific nation of Samoa said it has banned the Elton John biopic "Rocketman" because of its depictions of homosexuality. Links: Gays, Samoa, Film
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2019 Nov 17 |
Samoa declared a state of emergency this weekend, closing all schools and cracking down on public gatherings, after several deaths linked to a measles outbreak that has spread across the Pacific islands. The island state of just 200,000 declared a measles epidemic late in October after the first deaths were reported. Links: Microbiology, Samoa
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2019 Nov 22 |
Samoa's government said deaths related to measles, mostly among small children, have more than tripled to 20 in the past week, eight days after declaring a state of emergency over the outbreak. Links: Samoa
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2019 Dec 2 |
Samoa's government said five children have died due to measles in the last 24 hours bringing the death toll to 53 since late October. Links: Microbiology, Samoa
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2019 Dec 5 |
Samoa's government told most public and private workers to stay at home and shut down roads to nonessential vehicles as teams began going door-to-door to administer vaccines against the measles epidemic that has killed 62 people. Links: Microbiology, Samoa
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2019 Dec 9 |
The UN released $2.6 million in emergency aid to combat the measles epidemic in Samoa as the death toll reached 70. Links: UN, Microbiology, Samoa
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2019 Dec 28 |
The South Pacific island nation of Samoa lifted a six week-state of emergency after the infection rate from a measles outbreak that has swept the country started to come under control. The outbreak left 83 people dead. Links: Microbiology, Tragedy, Samoa
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2020 Nov 19 |
Samoa's PM Tuilaepa Sailele Maleilegaoi appealed for calm after her country reported its first positive test for the coronavirus. A 2nd test returned a negative result on a sailor who had flown in from New Zealand. Links: Samoa, COVID-19
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2021 Apr 9 |
Samoa held elections. The upstart party of Fiame Naomi Mata'afa (64) tied the party of PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. An independent candidate soon backed Mata'afa, who was scheduled to be sworn in as prime minister on May 24. Links: Samoa
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2021 May 22 |
Samoa's apointed head of state Va'aletoa Sualauvi II announced that he was suspending parliament, two days before it was scheduled to swear in Fiame Naomi Mata'afa. Links: Samoa
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2021 May 24 |
Samoa's incoming PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's party (FAST) held its own swearing in ceremony after being locked out of the Parliament House. Links: Samoa
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2022 Jan 22 |
PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa placed Samoa under a 48-hour lockdown after 15 passengers from Australia tested positive for the coronavirus. Links: Samoa, COVID-19
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2022 Mar 19 |
Samoa entered into lockdown as it faced its first outbreak of COVID-19. Samoa reported 95 new cases in the last 24 hours. Links: Samoa, COVID-19
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2022 Mar 20 |
Samoa reported another 85 coronavirus cases as it continued a lockdown. Links: Samoa, COVID-19
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2022 May 28 |
China's foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia's new leader said he had a "comprehensive plan" for the Pacific, as Beijing and Canberra continued rival campaigns to woo the region. Links: Australia, China, Samoa
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2022 Jun 7 |
In Fiji six Pacific Islands Forum nations (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Palau, Marshall Islands and Samoa) agreed on how to overcome a major rift and proposed reforms to the region's major diplomatic group, which they said would strengthen solidarity and bolster them against internal and external pressures. Links: Marshall Islands, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Palau
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