Elderly Poverty in Samoa: How Tradition is Transitioning
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 7:25am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Migration has been a central feature of Pacific Island life for decades.
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Mon, 11/03/2025 - 7:19am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sixty-two haka groups are set to perform in Tauranga next week at the 25th anniversary of Te Mana Kuratahi, the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition.<
New head of Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority vows transparency, welcomes scrutiny
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 7:12am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newly appointed Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) commissioner Beverly Stacey-Ataera says public trust and open dialogue will be at the centre of the Cook Is
Amata's yearly Treat, an 11-year tradition
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 7:05am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hundreds of kids showed up to take part in Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata's yearly Treat, an 11-year tradition at the end of every October.
ASFF putting together a women’s national team ahead of OSC World Cup
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 6:55am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Football Federation (ASFF) is assembling a revitalized national women’s team ahead of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women’s World
Meth found in a large flat rate box at the post office
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 6:48am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A courier for the American Samoa Power Authority, Chris Seui, has been charged after picking up a package from his personal mail at the post office that contain
Halloween trick or treaters photo & caption
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 6:42am
A festive crowd of Halloween tricksters lined up outside the Jean P. Haydon Museum in downtown Fagatogo last Friday evening, filling the square with laughter, costumes, and community spirit.
Man arrested for alleged disturbance in local store
Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:06am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 30, 2025, an individual called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported a suspect who was allegedly causing a disturbance inside a store.
Alleged victim of domestic abuse calls for help
Fri, 10/31/2025 - 7:59am
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 1, 2025, a distressed victim of a domestic dispute called the Fagatogo Central Police Station (FPS) and requested assistance with her common law part