October 2024
TALA I VAIFANUA
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
FA’AMATU’U MAI SE VAEGATUPE E $7.2 MILIONA MAI I LE ASEPA MO AMERIKA SAMOA
Molimau le fanau iti i le sauaina e lo latou tama ia lo latou tina
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
Five week FREE dog Spay & Neuter Village Outreach Clinic
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health (DOH) Veterinary Services is excited to announce a FREE Dog Spay & Neuter Village Outreach Clinic Oct. 18 – Nov. 19.
Woman reports man assaults her with teuila branches, then threatens her family with a gun
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 3, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a female individual (later identified as the victim) reporting that a male individual
Anger as locals fear for livelihoods, food source after Manawanui sinking
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Anger and frustration is growing in Samoa, with locals fearing for their livelihoods and food source after the HMNZS Manawanui sank off the coast of Upolu over
Pacific News Briefs
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The CNMI Department of Corrections (DOC) wants to house inmates from other jurisdictions as its current number of prison beds far exceeds its present prison pop
Fewer tropical cyclones expected in Southwest Pacific this season
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Southwest Pacific may see either fewer or a normal number of tropical cyclones this season, according to New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Re
White Sunday is star of 3-day weekend ending with Indigenous Peoples Day
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Today and tomorrow will be very busy in American Samoa as residents gear up for White Sunday, dedicated to our precious children, leading off a 3-day holiday th
FADs are harmful to marine life photo & caption
If one of these washes up on our shore, report the location by calling our DMWR @633-4456 and ask for Ekueta Schuster.






![Fish caught by a fisherman in Samoa is contaminated with oil. [photo: 1News] OILY FISH](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/oily_fish-caught-by-fisherman.jpeg?itok=R3EXlqSh)
![CNMI Department of Corrections can accommodate an additional 320 inmates from other jurisdictions at its 500-bed facility, while charging them US$120 a day. [photo: RNZ Pacific / Mark Rabago] CNMI Department of Corrections](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cnmi_corrections_.jpeg?itok=kB8w8CJ8)
![Tropical cyclone risk by location for the 2024-25 season in the Pacific American Samoa’s risk is normal to reduced for tropical cyclones during the Territory’s cyclone season — November and running until April 30, according to New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and Metservice. [Photo: NIWA] Tropical cyclone risk by location](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tropical_cyclone_risk.jpeg?itok=o1u2O2Re)

