Professor Upolu Luma Vaai has asked a simple question: "Where is Samoa standing?" It is a question the Government should answer.The proposal by the United States Government under President Donald Trump to auction two 20-year deep sea mining leases covering more than 31 million acres of the Pacifi...
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27 July 2026, 11:20AM
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