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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...
Employees of Starkist Samoa with officials of the Chamber of Commerce Jason Betham (front at far left) and Agnes Polu (front, second from far left) and Director of Marine and Wildlife Resources Taotasi Archie Soliai (fourth from far right) during a demonstration against a proposed expansion of a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Standing room only crowd attended Thursday's NOAA hearing on the proposed expansion of the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) and while a few speakers supported the proposal for the sake of conservation, many speakers came out against it saying it would have a negative...
Haxton, COLORADO — Ventura "Van" Liufau, 96, of Haxtun, CO, passed into Heaven Thursday, May 18, 2023 in Haxtun. The funeral service was Thursday, May 25th at 10:30 a.m. at the Haxtun United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeri Soens officiating.
Ventura was born September 8, 1926 in Aua Tutuila,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in relevant hearings and once again strongly emphasized to administration officials the facts about American Samoa’s local economy and the fishing issue, and the importance of the OIA role. She welcomed new OIA Director John Brewer with a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has extended for two-weeks until June 8 the Measles Emergency Declaration, under a new declaration dated May 24 that supersedes the original declaration issued last month as well as amendments. The initial declaration expired on May 24.
Meanwhile...