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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG’s annual public Christmas celebration kicked off on Wednesday this week at the pavilion in Fagatogo. Officially called “Christmas Caroling” — the program is a 3- day-evening event of choirs composed of employees from different government departments and agencies...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is highlighting the various Veterans provisions in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, and informing Veterans of these ongoing efforts to improve...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing final House passage of the 2026 pay raise for the military, part of the yearly major Defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The bill, which passed Wednesday by a vote of 312-112, raises pay for U.S. Service Members...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 6, 2025, local authorities executed a search warrant that led to the arrest of two men in possession of illegal substances, cash, and packaging materials for methamphetamine (meth).
The two suspects were later charged as follows:
Leni Vaivao was charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has announced the Fall 2025 recipients of its two “in-house” scholarships, the President’s Merit Scholarship and the Student Government Association (SGA) Non-Pell Scholarship.
All ASCC students may apply for these scholarships...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaali’i Nikolau Pula through an executive order (No.009- 25), dated December 5, 2025, has established the Home and Community-Based Services Commission to expand qualified HCBS use, a program that helps individuals live independently and participate in their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Our elders are the pillars upon which our island stands,” Gov. Pulaali'i Tuiteleleapaga Nikolao Pula declared as he and Lt. Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr. and the American Samoa Government hosted the annual TAOA Christmas Celebration, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 — a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa National Women’s Team has just completed the most successful international season in its history, triumphing in both matches of the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Oceania Round One Qualifiers in the Cook Islands and advancing for the first time...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a study conducted by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) released Dec.09, 2025, researchers are looking at gestational diabetes among pregnant women in American Samoa, which has unusually high risks for developing the condition.
The study, Gestational Diabetes-...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a new legislative success, as a House-passed bill she sponsored, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act, has been included as part of the year’s biggest Defense bill, up for final passage in a few days. Amata’s bill had already passed the...