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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A collection drive for scrap metal and bulky waste will begin this Friday, according to the Deputy Director of the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), who announced the drive during a recent Department of Health (DOH) press conference.
Discarded scrap...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The deadline for students interested in applying for the Governor’s Initiative Medical School Scholarship has been extended to August 15.
The scholarship covers tuition, books, travel, and living expenses, for students to attend the Fiji National University to study...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Groundbreaking for the airport expansion project was last week and marks the first phase of a $200-plus million- dollar project to build a new, upscale, and larger terminal for Pago Pago International Airport.
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula said the parking lot expansion...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Town Hall for Wind Project Tutuila Wind Energy LLC of American Samoa ("TWE") will explain details of the project, the progress of recent environmental and wind data studies as well as the new timeline and upcoming studies for the project so that you can be informed....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Connery Auala of Tafuna has been awarded the Theodore K. Steele Memorial Scholarship at New York Institute of Technology. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.75 to be awarded this scholarship.
New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A memorandum from the Governor’s Office is urging that the 60 employees within the ASG workforce who have been selected to represent the Territory as athletes, coaches, or support staff in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games be granted administrative leave with pay.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new Fono building opening is tentatively being planned for Friday, July 11, 2025, with the second session of the American Samoa Fono set to begin on July 14, the second Monday in July, as per law.
However, Samoa News understands that the building still lacks air...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Friday, April 11, 2025, a delegation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) paid a courtesy visit to Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula and Lieutenant Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr.
While in American Samoa, the delegation will also participate in the 125th Flag Day...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a general memorandum, dated April 4th, the Office of the Governor lays out the scheduled events for the 125th Flag Day Celebration 2025 that Gov. Pulal’i’i Nikolai Pula expects all government Directors and Deputies to attend. They are:
Flag Day Service — that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG will once again spread Christmas cheer and bring good tidings of joy to our Territory.
The governor’s chief of staff announced all ASG departments, agencies, offices, and authorities will showcase their festive spirit at the American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture,...







![In honor of American Samoa's Flag Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) delegation presented Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula with two symbolic gifts: an American flag that was flown over the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2024, and a Pōhaku Ku‘i ‘Ai (poi pounder), representing life and the deep connection to the land and its people. [Courtesy photo] Governor and VFW member](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/courtesy_visit_by_vfw.jpg?itok=h1LgGMRP)

