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POU TIUTE A LEOLEO
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
MOLIA SE ALII I LONA TOTOGI TUPE O SE TAGATA FAIGALUEGA A LE OFISA O TIUTE E AUMAI FAANANA VAEGA o FUALAAU FAASAINA
Army enlists 33 people in mass soldier swear-in ceremony in American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Se mea lava a faigata o le tautua e moe i le pologa o le loto ala i le tiga.”
Woman calls for police assistance in Fagaalu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 3, 2025, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) requesting assistance regarding two men who allegedly assaulted her husband.
Faulty coin box leads to alleged assault
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 26, 2025, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a businesswoman who claimed that a customer had assaulted her husband at their laundromat.
Samoa's new prime minister flies to NZ for medical treatment within days of taking office
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's newly elected prime minister is in New Zealand for medical treatment.
Historic UN High Seas Treaty approved
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A landmark agreement to protect our oceans, known as the United Nations High Seas Treaty, has been officially approved and is set to become international law.
Is Correctional Facility Assessment Task Force the answer to crime?
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent weeks, members of the public have voiced heightened concerns regarding the alarming escape of inmates from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).





![LTC John Scott, Commander of the Portland-Pacific Recruiting Battalion, administered the Oath of Enlistment in a swear-in ceremony in American Samoa on September 10, 2025, where 33 young men and women became members of the US Armed Forces. American Samoa continues to have of the highest per capita military enlistment rates alongside many other Pacific islands and Nations. [photo: Katie Cech] LTC John Scott swears in American Samoans](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/swearing_in.jpeg?itok=WNsvvipN)



![Palau's President Surangel S Whipps Jr says he is proud of the island nation being the first country to ratify the High Seas Treaty. [photo: Reuters / David Dee Delgado] Palau's President Surangel S Whipps Jr](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pres_whipps_jr.jpeg?itok=tGVWpvxb)
