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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) convened its 198th meeting last week, where the voices of the fishing community advisors were calling out the challenges facing the industry, including escalating anxieties over fishing area closures and the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 25, 2024, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and explained that her friend contacted her via Facebook messenger (FB) and asked her to contact the authorities to report that her husband was beating her up. The defendant was apprehended and...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed House passage of the second round of six appropriations bills for the fiscal year, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, sending the bill to the Senate. [It was quickly approved by the U.S. Senate and signed by President Biden...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has joined a multi-year preparation to commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States of America, which will be held on July 4, 2026. Executive Order 002-2024...
Amata in committee
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a busy week of Committee activities in her three committees, including multiple hearings and votes last week. HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE A hearing of the full Committee (HFAC) examined the administration’s withdrawal from...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local students ranging from kindergarten to high school got together at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to celebrate Conservation Arts Day by highlighting through art, the importance of conserving and protecting endangered marine species....
Pulu Ae Ae, Jr.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — High Chief Pulu Ae Ae, Jr. has confirmed his candidacy for lieutenant governor of American Samoa and as the running mate of candidate for governor, Pula Nikolao Pula in the 2024 gubernatorial race. In an exclusive interview with Samoa News, Pulu revealed that he had...
Gov Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It’s been two weeks since the Fono went on their mid-term recess, and Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has called back the Fono for a Second Special Session of the Thirty-Eighth Legislature to be convened today, Monday, April 25, 2024. This past Saturday, Senate President...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 19, 2024, an unknown caller contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) requesting assistance regarding a vehicle that had struck a minor in the village of Pava’ia’i. The driver of the vehicle was charged with Count 1: Homicide by Vehicle — a class D felony...
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VILLAGE BEAUTIFICATION COMPETITION   ASG is sponsoring a Village Beatification Competition with a first prize of $10,000. Criteria for judging includes village sign installation, cleanliness, ecofriendly decorations and displays should show patriotism. Judging period is April 8-12, 2024 A reader...

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