April 2024
Gabriel Reid called as Second Counselor in the General Sunday School Presidency of the LDS Church
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Thousands gathered at the 194th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 6, 2024, where
Alleged careless driving event causes family disturbance
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 19, 2024, a man contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding a disturbance in the village of Iliili.
Boys And Girls Club Ocean & Coast Youth Ambassadors Summit brings together the next generation of conservation champions
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aptly themed "Making Waves - Empowering the Next Generation of Ocean & Coastal Conservation Champions," the Boys and Girls Club Ocean & Coast Youth Amba
Uncle allegedly threatens nephew with a knife
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 22, 2024, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding her uncle causing a disturbance in their home in Vaitogi.
New research finds marine protected areas benefit communities
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Marine protected areas (MPAs) are economically beneficial to both fishing and tourism, according to a new study published in an international journal on marine scie
8th Annual Sau Ia Bodybuilding Championships held before packed house
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bodybuilders Stanley Iakopo and Tilali Scanlan were named Mr. American Samoa and Ms.
U.S. and Samoa sign addendum to maritime law agreement in the Pacific
Apia, SAMOA — The United States and the Independent State of Samoa have signed an addendum to the existing 2012 Bilateral Agreement, at U.S.




![Gabriel Reid, son of Eugene and Tupu Reid of American Samoa, has been called as Second Counselor in the General Sunday School Presidency of the Church, a calling that covers the entire worldwide church. [Courtesy photo] Gabriel Reid](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gabriel_reid.jpg?itok=Zgdu3JbU)

![Maryann Tulafono, first lady Emeritus and Chairman of the Boys & Girls Clubs of American Samoa (BGCAS) Board of Directors & Chief Volunteer gave the welcoming remarks at the Ocean & Coast Youth Ambassadors Summit held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the American Samoa Community College Multipurpose Center. [ASG photo] Maryann Tulafono](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/former_first_lady_marianne.jpg?itok=3HzibTKS)

![Spotted sweetlips in Palau. [photo: Richard Brooks/ The Pew Charitable Trusts] Spotted sweetlips](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/4oye8wa_image_crop_9378.jpg?itok=7aY5VtsV)
![The Samoa Minister of Police, Faualo Harry Schuster and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Noriko Horiuchi prior to signing the addendum to the existing Bilateral Agreement allowing enhanced maritime law enforcement operations, maritime domain awareness and assists with implementation of integrated operations between the U.S. and Samoa by extending U.S. Coast Guard operability to deter predatory and illegal fishing activities in Samoa’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). [courtesy photo] The Samoa Minister of Police, Faualo Harry Schuster and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Noriko Horiuchi](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/uscg_samoa_signing.png?itok=NW5yJ5qk)