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WASHINGTON — Advancing President Donald J. Trump's strategic focus on domestic critical mineral development, the Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced it is initiating the process to evaluate a potential mineral lease sale in the waters offshore American Samoa.
This marks the first such...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 19, 2025, Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) received a call regarding a man who was allegedly causing a disturbance.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 15, 2025, Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) received a call from a security guard at the hospital who stated that a nurse was allegedly assaulted by her husband while she was working.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace DIsturbance...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources (HNR) Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries examined an ocean monitoring bill that Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is co-leading in a group of six bipartisan House Members. The hearing is a necessary step before the...
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Gov. Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula, has officially proclaimed May 18– 24, 2025, as National Public Works Week in the Territory of American Samoa. The week -long celebration began with a special church service held on Sunday at the Aua Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS),...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After multiple postponements due to relentless rain and the Swains Island Centennial Flag Day holiday, the highly anticipated championship matches of the 2025 American Samoa High School Boys' Soccer League finally took center stage last Saturday morning at the American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 16, 2025, Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) received a call from a concerned father reporting his son who was allegedly causing a disturbance at their home.
He was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 15, 2025, police officers arrested a man who was allegedly causing a disturbance at the public park in Fagaalu.
He was immediately arrested and later charged with Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Job Corps has joined the list of agencies currently facing a serious threat of being shut down by the US Department of Labor (DOL), according to Vaituutuu Areta, who works at MTC Maui Job Corps. American Samoa has a formal Memorandum Of Understanding with Hawaii Job...
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA — In light of ongoing public discussion regarding the reopening of certain U.S. Pacific fishing grounds, the American Samoa Government (ASG) is issuing this release to clarify key facts, address misconceptions, and explain the local significance of this federal action....