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Woman who alleges she was assaulted found in a car near the PX
Samoa News
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June 13, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 18, 2025, an individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that she witnessed a man allegedly assaulting a woman inside a vehicle. The officers were able to track down the vehicle and found...
Mandatory Electronic Monitoring for longline fleets in AS & Hawaii approved
Talanei
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June 12, 2025
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council took final action Wednesday to authorize the use of electronic monitoring (EM) as a mandatory tool for data collection aboard longline vessels operating under Hawai‘i and American Samoa...
House Approves Bill Blocking Federal SBA Loans for Non-Citizens
[your]NEWS
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June 7, 2025
Legislation restricts access to taxpayer-funded small business aid to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on June 6 that would bar most foreign...
Governor attends the Pacific Center for Human Security luncheon
Samoa News
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June 4, 2025
(BASED ON A PRESS RELEASE) — June 02, 2025 — The Pacific Center for Human Security recently hosted a luncheon, gathering community leaders, partners, and advocates to celebrate the strength and nobility of women while fostering dialogue on...
Territory’s senior citizens honored on TAOA’s annual Celebration Day
Samoa News
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June 6, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The senior citizens of American Samoa were honored during the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) Annual Senior Citizens Day celebration, where they were recognizing for their invaluable role in shaping families,...
A US territory’s colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship
Associated Press
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June 7, 2025
WHITTIER, Alaska (AP) — Squeezed between glacier-packed mountains and Alaska’s Prince William Sound, the cruise-ship stop of Whittier is isolated enough that it’s reachable by just a single road, through a long, one-lane tunnel that vehicles share...
Cook Islands under scrutiny as deep-sea mining debate shifts from green transition to militarisation
Te Ao Maori News
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This week, the Cook Islands came under scrutiny for excluding environmentalist groups from deep-sea mining consultations in Queensland, Australia. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to Pacific nations, but an escalating military buildup...
US-affiliated islands facing greater risk
The Pacific Island Times
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June 3, 2025
Microwaves By Jack Niedenthal Majuro—The United States-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) have always counted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other U.S. government health organizations for help during public health crises....
Governor’s COS concerned about inappropriate access to ASG resources
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA The Governor’s Chief of Staff Leonard Seumanutafa has issued a general memorandum to the heads of government departments, agencies, offices and Authorities emphasizing that “your time and the information controlled by...
WestPac tackles Pacific Fisheries challenges at 156th Meeting
Samoa News
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June 6, 2025
HONOLULU — From shifting ocean temperatures to changing fishery participation, the Pacific’s marine ecosystems are in flux. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) is meeting June 4–6,...
McDonald's American Samoa donates to local Little Leage teams photo & caption
Samoa News
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May 29, 2025
McDonald's American Samoa donated $25,000 to the American Samoa Little League teams to support their journey in the prestigious Little League World Series Qualifiers, covering the Asia Pacific and Middle East Tournaments held in South Korea....
American Samoa poised to lead US push for ocean mineral extraction
Samoa News
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May 16, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Off the coast of American Samoa, a remote U.S. territory known for its tuna canneries and oceanic biodiversity, plans are quietly unfolding to turn the surrounding deep waters into a new frontier for mineral extraction....
A dozen years of the context of islands
Pasquines
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June 5, 2025
Twelve years ago today, Pasquines began with a mission: to make sense of the United States territories through contextual, nuanced journalism. Since then, we’ve chronicled the moments that have shaped the past, reflected the present, and hinted at...
Trump administration sees deep-sea mining opportunity near American Samoa
Pasquines
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May 27, 2025
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has found an opportunity in deep-sea mineral mining near the coast of American Samoa. After the signing of an executive order allowing the United States to take steps toward commercially mining the...
Latest report on South-West Pacific a ‘climate wake-up call’
Cosmos
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June 5, 2025
Coral bleaching in American Samoa, before (December 2014) and after (February 2015). Credit: The Ocean Agency Experts are calling the findings of the latest State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific report a “wake up call” for stronger...
HRPP To Reveal General Elections Promises
Newsline Samoa
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June 5, 2025
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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - June 3, 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 4, 2025
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Enforcement team is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general (“State AGs”) across the country and...
Governor gives update on ARPA projects in video
Talanei
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May 30, 2025
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula gave an update on ARPA funded projects in a video presentation posted on the American Samoa Government Facebook Page. In 2021 American Samoa was awarded about $500 million in ARPA funding. The Governor reported that...
A Day In The Park: National Park Of American Samoa
National Parks Traveller
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May 26, 2025
Ofu Lagoon, National Park of American Samoa / NPS file If someone asked you to name the most remote national park you could think of, you would be justified in mentioning a national park or two in Alaska, or perhaps the national parks in Hawaii....
Governor Pulaali’i updates ARPA funding in a video on ASG site
Samoa News
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May 30, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has provided an update on the ongoing ARPA projects via a video posted on the government’s official Facebook page. While providing a general overview of the status of the projects being...