Western Samoa * is the first independent Polynesian state, the world’s newest nation, and one of the few to achieve independence amid total serenity. Into the capital of Apia ...

Half of Western Samoa's foodstuffs were gone: banana, breadfruit and cocoa trees, all flattened by a 100-m.p.h. hurricane. It was the worst since 1889, when another keening, killing wind sank ...

Known as Western Samoa until 1997, this Polynesian country of 195,000 citizens has 12 islands, only four of which are inhabited. The South Pacific archipelago is characterized by clear waters, ...

NEW ZEALAND'S governance of Western Samoa has been fraught with increasing difficulty and disillusionment. The capture of the islands in 1914 appeared to be a long-deferred fulfilment of the dreams of ...

According to the Honolulu-­based Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, better known as Wespac, which oversees fisheries in Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific island territories, American ...