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The US State Department has issued a warning over the adoption process in Samoa. The advisory says U.S. citizens contemplating adoption in Samoa are strongly advised to exercise caution before...

Samoa's chief executive officer in the for Prime Minister's Office says overwhelming parliamentary support to amend the adoption law has ruled out the need for further discussions on the bill.

The Samoa Parliament has banned the establishment of overseas adoption agencies in Samoa. Parliament amended the country's adoption law by not only banning any future adoption agencies from off…

An NGO in Samoa says parliament must urgently review the law regarding adoption. Mapusaga O Aiga deals with domestic violence and abuse in women and children on a daily basis.

Authorities in Samoa have ordered an inquest into the death of a one-year-old baby awaiting adoption by a US adoption agency, Focus on Children The baby girl's natural parents have...

Authorities in American Samoa are yet to take any action against a local attorney involved in an illegal attempt to send a child to the U.S. for adoption. The Attorney-General's...

American Samoa's Attorney General's Office says it has so far discovered one case described by authorities as possible "child trafficking" where a minor was to have been taken to the...

A taskforce being set up in American Samoa to review child trafficking problems will incorporate a regional approach. The Chief Justice, Michael Kruse, is spearheading the taskforce to deal with...

Lawyers in American Samoa are being warned to be careful about the documentation they're prepared to sign on behalf of infants and children. The caution comes from the chief justice,...

The High Court in American Samoa has taken steps to help enforce child support payments after discovering that many court ordered payments have been ignored. Chief Justice Michael Kruse has...

The Marshall Islands says it hopes its compact agreement with the United States will help stop illegal adoptions by US agencies. This follows reports of more Marshallese women in Hawaii...

There's been a call for the U.S. government to pass laws to stop the adoption of Marshall Islands babies into the U.S. An NGO in Hawaii, Healthy Mothers - Healthy...

The wife of the chairman of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maryanne Emele, says she and a female friend assaulted the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones, because of...

The wife of the chairman of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maryanne Emele, says she and a female friend assaulted the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones, because of...

The wife of the chairman of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maryanne Emele, (PRON EMILY) says she and a female friend assaulted the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones,...

The wife of the chairman of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maryanne Emele, (PRON EMILY) says she and a female friend assaulted the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones,...

The wife of the chairman of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maryanne Emele, (PRON EMILY) says she and a female friend assaulted the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones,...

The wife of the chairman of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maryanne Emele, (PRON EMILY) says she and a female friend assaulted the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper, Marc Neil-Jones,...

The Marshall Islands government is putting in place plans to stop the growing number of Marshallese children being taken out of the country by Americans for adoption in the United...