All
US grant funding plays key role in maintaining, upgrading and building the Territory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The State of Critical Infrastructure highlights the projects various departments are striving to complete or have completed for FY 2023 using US grant funding.<
Three allegedly assault pregnant woman
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 30, 2023, at about 2:29am, a woman entered the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) to report an alleged assault by 3 individuals in Mapusaga at their reside
A man allegedly on drugs said to “terrify” his cousin
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 30, 2023, at around 2:59am, a terrified woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding a male individual later identified as Michael T
NOAA and Smithsonian join forces to advance ocean biodiversity and resilience
WASHINGTON — NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday at the Ocean Biodiversity Summit in Washington, D.C.
What does the future hold for Swains Island?
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Coral reef at Swains Island in American Samoa, showing an assemblage of plating Montipora coral and branching cauliflower coral Pocillopora meandrina.
Pago Wings import taxes subject of recent Senate discussion
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The start-up airline Pago Wings, which has yet to begin commercial operations, allegedly ignored a 2023 tax notice concerning the importation of a Tecnam P2012







![Congresswoman Amata with newly inaugurated President Hilda Heine of the Republic of Marshall Islands and her husband the First Gentleman of RMI Tommy Kijiner. [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Amata with President Hilda Heine and her husband](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_president_heine_and_her_husband_.jpg?itok=yP_taAM8)
![In this SN file photo from 2022, images of Fatumafuti in the Netflix presentation of "Chasing Coral" shows undeniable evidence of coral bleaching due to ocean acidification due to? Yep, Climate Change. [screenshot from Netflix presentation] fatumafuti coral bleaching](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fatumafuti_side_by_side_coral_bleaching_.jpeg?itok=cAx7k1fV)
![Coral reef at Swains Island. [photo: James Morioka, NOAA] swains island coral reef](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/coral-reef-swains-island-noaa.jpg?itok=6dUvxedV)
