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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 16, 2026, a man identified as Malaga Junior Tagavi was accused of unlawfully entering a family’s plantation in Futiga and harvesting coconuts despite allegedly receiving multiple warnings to stay off the property.
The suspect was later arrested and charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 14, 2026, a victim of a domestic dispute contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report her boyfriend, Taleni Nove (later identified as suspect/ defendant) who allegedly assaulted her.
The suspect was later arrested and charged as follow:
Count 1:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Government Operations Investigative Committee continued its inquiry into the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) on Monday, focusing on expenditures related to the America250 (A250) celebrations and questions surrounding the employment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States is calling for an end to the United Nations body tasked with advancing decolonization, even as self-determination for its own “unincorporated” territories remains unrealized.
On October 15, 2026, as the United Nations debated action on resolutions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for American Samoa recorded an inflation rate of 0.1 % for the third quarter of 2026. However, the quarterly percentage change (qpc) showed a decline of -2.8%.
Annually, the Food Group accounts for the highest expenditure at 1.1 %, while...
Irva and Faapito Auapaau with their four children in American Samoa in 2010 [Photo: churchofjesuschrist.org]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sometimes, as the new Pago Pago American Samoa Temple was taking shape, Irva Auapaau and her husband would drive past at night just to look at it.
“Especially when the lights were on,” she remembered. “It just brightens up that area.”
For Auapaau, having a temple so...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congressional candidate and former Cabinet Member High Chief Samana Semo Ve’ave’a has passed away. He was 77 years old. Family members confirmed Samana’s passing to Samoa News.
Samana, a highly respected U.S. Army veteran, dedicated decades of his life to public service...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An environmental group is challenging the United States' legal authority to sell seabed mining leases covering waters off the coast of American Samoa, as the Trump administration pushes ahead with plans for a deep sea mining auction around the Pacific territory.
The US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Republican Party of American Samoa (RPAS) is pleased to announce its annual Coleman – Eisenhower Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026, at DDW Restaurant in Pago Pago, with doors opening at 5:00 PM. Tickets are $60 per person.
Members of the community,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The resignation of American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority Chief Executive Officer Carlos Sanchez was publicly confirmed by Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula during his press conference last week, bringing to a close a long tenure that saw significant changes at the...