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Amata chairs portion of Congressional hearing on China and North Korea
Washington, D.C.
AI is supercharging money scams — here’s what you can do to protect yourself
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The phone rings, and it’s your grandson’s shaken voice. There’s been an accident, he says, and he needs money before anyone finds out. Except it isn’t him.
Zoning Board’s role and enforcement authority question by lawmakers
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers are questioning the role and enforcement authority of the American Samoa Zoning Board after raising concerns that some business owners are operating m
Fagatogo coordinated drug bust puts four men in jail
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 8, 2026, four individuals were arrested following a coordinated law enforcement operation in Fagatogo.
Senate passes bill for new regulations for the labeling of goods sold in the territory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate approved on Monday, in final reading, a bill establishing new regulations for the labeling of consumer goods sold in the Territory.
ASCC Family Consumer Sciences and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program photo & caption
This week marks the beginning of ASCC’s Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources Division’s six-week course integrating the Family Consumer Sciences (FCS) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Educat
Lavea se tamaititi 8 tausaga i le misa a ni tamaitai se to’alua ma se alii
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
Su’esu’eina e le Senate ia le komiti faafoe ma le pule a le ASTCA i tupe sa fa’aalu i le faamanatuina o le 250 a Amerika
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA


![Amata chairing the East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee during the hearing this week. [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/_amata_chairing_the_eap.jpg?itok=Uwjqf103)
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![The one‑lane road connecting Petesa and Happy Valley runs alongside the four‑acre parcel of individually owned land (left) where O&O Enterprises has proposed building a shopping center. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] The four‑acre parcel](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/6380.jpg?itok=bJX0hU8_)





