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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has announced the nominations of 12 excellent students from American Samoa for consideration by the prestigious military service academies this year, following the applications of 18 students to Congresswoman Aumua Amata. Several students applied to...
WASHINGTON — The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) this month announced $2,681,134 in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda that will provide the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 28, 2024, a woman walked into the Tafuna Police Substation to report an alleged assault by her boyfriend (suspect).
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 7, 2024, a male individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report an alleged disturbance caused by his brother because he was jealous over a girl.
The suspect was later apprehended after fleeing the scene twice and was later charged with Count...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) to end what he called “the discriminatory and exclusionary shipping practices faced by residents and businesses in Hawai‘i, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula attended the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, and Amata applauded the President’s call for a strong but peaceable America and a reinvigorated economy. Governor Pula and a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new administration has extended its full support to nominations of acting directors, marking an important first step toward its commitment to honest governance, according to General Memorandum No. 012-25, which was released and submitted to the Fono naming the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Navy has announced the 15 locations it will visit in 2025 as part of the Navy’s signature outreach program known as Navy Weeks and for the first time, American Samoa is on the list for a visit on April 14-20. Navy Weeks provide an opportunity for communities to...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has introduced a renewal of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit, a tax extender long known as 30A based on the section of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as H.R. 399 in the 119th Congress.
“This important credit has bolstered...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 28, 2024, a female individual contacted the police station reporting an alleged burglary.
The suspect fled the scene and efforts to locate her were unsuccessful however, she was charged with Count 1: Trespass, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment...