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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fagasa bid farewell to the Fealofani Samoa III as she was prepared to be put aboard the MV Fotu O Samoa II for her journey to her new home in Siumu, Upolu, Samoa. It is Siumu’s very first faustasi (longboat) and was bought for an unknown amount by the Samoa District....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Swains Island Representative Su'a Alex Eli Jennings has introduced legislation aimed at turning American Samoa's existing deep-sea mining moratorium into permanent territorial law, strengthening protections for the territory's marine environment and natural resources....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Questions about how American Samoa's Opioid Settlement funds are being managed emerged during last Friday's review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Special Programs budget, as lawmakers sought greater transparency on millions of dollars received through a nationwide settlement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an atypical case of forgery in American Samoa, two local men have been arrested and charged after they printed out checks, using an online application that included entering a TBAS account information, using the name of the American Samoa Telecommunication Authority (...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Congressman John Garamendi, who serve as bipartisan Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, introduced a bipartisan concurrent resolution to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Peace Corps....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor's Office yesterday announced the launch of the newly developed Grants Clearinghouse Grants Management System, known as MATA, a centralized digital application designed to help all government departments and agencies efficiently and effectively manage current...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since 1979, the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has hosted the Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of the national Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. The PTK's nonprofit mission is to recognize and promote student academic achievement. The Honor Society provides...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono's Joint Budget and Appropriations Committee has made several significant changes to the American Samoa Government's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget during closed-door deliberations held yesterday.
Members of the media who arrived to cover the budget discussions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has given final approval to a major new bill called the Money Laundering Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2026. The goal of this law is simple: to create strong, clear criminal rules that make it illegal to hide or move money earned through crime in American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 12, 2026, a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report a disturbance behind a fast food restaurant in the village of Nu’uuli. A man, later identified as Pinati Tomani, was arrested following the incident.
He was later charged with:
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