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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several speakers at last week’s sanctuary public hearing say the real issues that are a major concern and need immediate attention are the lack of fishing enforcement and the growing presence of the Chinese fleets in Pacific waters.
Otto Vincent Haleck, president and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senior Citizens were celebrated this past Thursday, May 25, 2023, where a number of the treasured members of our society were called out for special recognition. Seniors are some of the most treasured members of American Samoa society serving as friends, mentors,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a display of academic achievement, nearly 12 percent of Utah Tech University students earned Dean's List recognition for the Spring 2023 semester.
Specifically, 1,240 students were included on the Dean's List. Inclusion indicates students' strong commitment to their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa now has a direct flight from China to Samoa. The inaugural flight arrived at Faleolo Airport on May 29, 2023 with over 200 passengers and was greeted with an ava ceremony and fanfare by the Samoa Tourism Authority, including a welcome dinner with entertainment. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manumalo Academy, Home of the Flames, held their Commencement Ceremony for their fourteen graduates, on Friday, May 26, 2023 at their school chapel. Class of 2023’s theme was “Stand Firm in Faith”, an excerpt from 1 Cor. 16:13-14, pointing to how the graduates will move...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Co. has told the federal government that its American Samoa operations “are consistently under threat from the highly-subsidized Chinese tuna industry operating in the Western Pacific” due to state subsidies and few regulation restraints.
And the U.S based...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has declared today, Monday, May 29 as a holiday in American Samoa, for Memorial Day — which is also a federal holiday.
“Memorial Day is a time to commemorate the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our great...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the latest development in the Kite Runner “pleasure boat” saga, the Samoa Minister of Police, Prisons and Corrections Services has denied that his office was contacted by Cabinet colleagues to have a seized American Samoa-registered vessel released.
Approached for a...
Otago, NEW ZEALAND — Pacific Island leaders will meet South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday, their third summit in a week with a large economy as the region seeks stronger action on climate change as it becomes a focus of geopolitical power attention.
The Pacific Islands span 40...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Coast Guard (USCG) has published a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 07-23, to provide notice that an American Samoan may be eligible for a U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC).
And the bulletin — issued this week — followed a USCG Policy Letter, dated...