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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Children’s Samoan Arts Summer Program, created to immerse students in the vibrant cultural heritage of Samoan arts and traditions, concludes after four enriching weeks. Throughout the program, students had fun exploring and receiving hands-on instruction in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 17, 2025, a woman, who was a caregiver at the LBJ Hospital called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report that her phone was stolen from the hospital room where she had been sleeping.
The suspect was later charged with Count 1: Stealing, a class C felony...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 18, 2025, a father contacted the Fagatogo Police Station and requested assistance regarding his son who allegedly damaged their home property after being told not to mow the lawn on Sunday.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) held its opening ceremony, Monday, June 30, 2025, for the International Tennis Federation/Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) “2025 Pacific Nations Cup” hosted in American Samoa for a second consecutive year at the ASTA Tennis...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASDOE can now breathe a sigh of relief for projects that were previously extended (ensuring those can be completed and paid for), the 14 projects that failed to win extension approval are still frozen out. And, unless the USDOE grants the appeals or otherwise...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right to Democracy (RtD) and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa's right to protect its ocean and seabeds from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 11, 2025, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Fagatogo Police Station received a call from the mother of a man who was shouting profanities at her and his stepdad.
Pelesa Ripine was charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) - a class C...
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 — On May 9, 2025, a victim of a domestic disturbance called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that she was allegedly assaulted by her boyfriend. The victim also reported that the suspect allegedly assaulted her daughter.
The suspect was later apprehended and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) along with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) / Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) is excited to host the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, where over 65 athletes and coaching officials from 11 Pacific Island countries are competing...