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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) CEO Folasaitu Sorepa Thomas faced direct questioning on Monday morning during the Fono’s joint budget hearing regarding the controversial child support payment made on behalf of former CEO Chuck Leota using ASTCA funds...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Renovations to the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building (EOB) in Utulei are now projected to be completed by February next year, according to Director of Administrative Services Tanya Maʻo Aab. She told lawmakers that this timeline reflects the 244‑day construction...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ms. Christina Ieremia taking part in the ASCC Marine Science Program is nearing the completion of her Hokuala Kai Internship.
She is working as an Marine Science Technician Intern for the NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center, under the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two years, nine months, and five days. Two years and six days. That was how long Tupe Smith and her husband Michael Pese faced criminal prosecution and investigation by the state of Alaska for checking they were “U.S. citizens” on voter registration forms after having...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 6, 2026, Fagatogo Police Central ]Station (FPS) received a call from the village of Aua reporting multiple assaults involving several individuals.
Two women, Palepa Visesio and Vise Leifi, were later arrested and charged as follows:
Visesio was charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A US foreign policy think tank is proposing a major shift in America's military strategy in Asia that would put Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other Pacific islands at the centre of Washington's regional military posture.
Defense Priorities, a Washington-based...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended a special meeting Saturday for the families of U.S. personnel missing from the Vietnam War, Cold War, Korean War, and World War II. The Family Member Update, held in Dover, Delaware, by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), included...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former and current members of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) appeared before the Senate Government Operations Committee Monday, where lawmakers examined how ASTCA funds were used during the American250 celebrations — and confronted new revelation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on September 14, 2026 that the United States could issue deep-sea mining permits within months. He was speaking at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston, which the United States is hosting. Asked when the permits...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new report says less than half of year four students in the Pacific region reached the minimum expected proficiency level of reading in 2025.
The Pacific Community (SPC) has released its 2025 Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment.
Forty-four percent of Year...