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MANCHESTER, NH — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following American Samoa students on being named to the Summer 2026 President…

HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on Tuesday advanced actions on fishing access in Pacific marine national monuments and reviews of Hawai‘i longline an…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) CEO Folasaitu Sorepa Thomas faced direct questioning on Monday morning during the Fono’s joint budget he…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Renovations to the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building (EOB) in Utulei are now projected to be completed by February next year, according to Director of A…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ms. Christina Ieremia taking part in the ASCC Marine Science Program is nearing the completion of her Hokuala Kai Internship.She is working as an Marine Sci…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 6, 2026, Fagatogo Police Central ]Station (FPS) received a call from the village of Aua reporting multiple assaults involving several individua…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A US foreign policy think tank is proposing a major shift in America's military strategy in Asia that would put Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and othe…

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended a special meeting Saturday for the families of U.S. personnel missing from the Vietnam War, Cold War, Korean War, and World W…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on September 14, 2026 that the United States could issue deep-sea mining permits within months. He was speaking at the G…

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 6, 2026, the Fagatogo Police Central Station (FPS) contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported an alleged domestic violence dispu…

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) h…

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata congratulates Dr. Mata’uitafā Temukisa Solomona Fai’ai, Ph.D., M.P.H., on earning her doctorate in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Y…