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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 103d Medical Group recently completed an Innovative Readiness Training that provided an incredible dual purpose – providing critical medical care to thousands of citizens in American Samoa at no cost earlier this year. Fifteen Medical Group Airmen from the 103d...
Pago Pago, American Samoa — Pacific Horizons School (PHS) is pleased to announce a generous $10,000 donation from the Lealaifuaneva Peter E. Reid Charitable Foundation in support of the PHS Giving Campaign, received on Monday, November 17, 2025. This contribution represents a significant investment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — First Lady Dr. Lois Phillips Pula has proudly established a non-profit organization known as WAO (We Are One) Corporation of Volunteers, which aims to unite the community in support of those in need.
A central focus of WAO is to implement fundraising initiatives designed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cook Islands issued exploration licenses to three companies in February 2022 to conduct seabed minerals exploration over five years, involving scientific research and environmental impact assessments to determine if mining is viable.
Seabed Minerals commissioner Beverly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) has published its 2024 audit report, which reveals significant developments in its financial performance and operational effectiveness for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
According to the audit report, the total assets...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 19, 2025, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reported an alleged assault incident in Vailoa,
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of up to one year, a fine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 18, 2025, a mother in distress called the Leone Police Substation requesting help regarding her son.
The suspect later fled the scene but was apprehended, arrested, and later charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the warmth of the holiday season in the air, First Lady Dr. Lois Pula and volunteers of the First Lady’s nonprofit organization, We Are One Co., hosted a Christmas ornament sale in front of Cost-U-Less.
100% of proceeds will provide financial assistance to families...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata with Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds (Northern Mariana Islands), Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (U.S. Virgin Islands), and Congressman James Moylan (Guam) worked together in introducing H.R. 5960, a bipartisan bill to restore duty-free treatment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In case you’re wondering what’s new after the local public outcry about the US through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) planning to sell leases that would allow offshore mining of certain areas of outer continental shelf (OCS) for American Samoa — on November...

![U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Brautigam, a Critical Care Doctor with the 103d Medical Group, briefs providers with the 103d Medical Group before an Innovative Readiness Training medical clinic opened for the day in American Samoa on Aug. 14, 2025. Fifteen Medical Group Airmen from the 103d Airlift Wing collaborated with active-duty U.S. Navy and U.S. Army personnel to operate a clinic that offered a full range of medical services to civilians in American Samoa. [courtesy photo via 103rd Airlift Wing] Critical Care](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/air_national_guard.jpeg?itok=vn31KYYx)
![(L to R) Veronica Soto, PHS Principal; Cecilia Reid, Pualene Wendt and Peter Reid III (3 generations of the Reid family), on behalf of the Lealaifuaneva Peter E. Reid Charitable Foundation, donated $10,000 to Pacific Horizons School (PHS) Giving Campaign. [photo: courtesy] PHS Principal; Cecilia Reid, Pualene Wendt and Peter Reid III](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_7005.jpg?itok=26kdBMG5)
![WAO (We Are One), a non profit organization founded by First Lady Dr Lois Phillips Pula, is currently selling Christmas ornaments as part of fundraising initiatives designed to cover the accommodation and meal expenses for patients and their families who must travel overseas for medical treatment. The ornament will be packaged with an informative card that elaborates on the mission of WAO. [photo: ASG] WAO (We Are One)](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/1363_n.jpg?itok=UoBQNye4)

![Ta’u island, part of American Samoa, is now off the grid and sustainable with solar power Photograph: American Samoa Power Authority. [photo: The Guardian] Ta'u solar field](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manua_solar_field_copy.jpg?itok=yHeOTezR)


![For ornament purchases, bundle requests, or general inquiries, please contact: Daphne Fuimaono: 782-7278 or Fae Roberts: 733-7002. [courtesy photo] ornament purchase info](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/we_are_one_-_2.jpg?itok=c9tpey9O)
![Amata with Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds (Northern Mariana Islands), Congressman James Moylan (Guam), and others. [courtesy photo] AMATA WITH OTHERS](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/representatives_amata_moylan_and_king-hinds.jpg?itok=b5Iho_5m)
![The American Samoa EEZ with the identified Area ID in the western sector. Colours show regions prospective for nodules and crusts. Source: BOEM, based on USGS map. [photo: BOEM] American Samoa EEZ](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/boem-area-map.png?itok=o5QP3RsX)