October 2025
Man arrested for alleged disturbance in local store
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 30, 2025, an individual called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported a suspect who was allegedly causing a disturbance inside a store.
Alleged victim of domestic abuse calls for help
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 1, 2025, a distressed victim of a domestic dispute called the Fagatogo Central Police Station (FPS) and requested assistance with her common law part
UN-bound report warns racial discrimination is worsening in NZ
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand government has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with its policies negatively impacting Māori rights, a new report has found.
Cancer Coalition introduces the territory’s first-ever Portable MRI System
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a historic milestone for island healthcare, the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC) has introduced the territory’s first-ever portable magnetic
Pacific islands at risk of becoming 'narco-states', crime advisor warns
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific Island nations are at risk of becoming "narco-states", the chair of New Zealand's Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organized- cri
Career day for west side elementary students photo & caption
DOE's Career and Technical Education Division held a Career Day for elementary students from the West Side.
Nisi fa’amatalaga auiliili i vaega o fualaau faasaina sa aumai faanana i totonu o le teritori I le 2024
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
Mausali le tali a le Fono, e le fa’aaogaina tupe fa’asili mo totogi a faatonu e le’i pasia
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA

![Mt. Alava Elementary School students and teachers are celebrating spirit week and wish you a safe and ‘spirited’ Halloween. Mt. Alava Elementary is located in Vatia near the two "Pola Islands". [Facebook photo] Mt. Alava Elementary School students and teachers](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/spirit_week.jpg?itok=7fEliM7X)


![The hīkoi protesting against the Treaty Principles Bill in Wellington in November 2024. [Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker] The hīkoi protesting against the Treaty Principles Bill in Wellington](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/wellington_protest_copy.jpg?itok=Fd0rhgp7)
![The system supports ASCCC’s Puipui Malu Manatu (Protect the Mind) Program, a collaborative research initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia led in partnership with Dr. Jim Galvin from the University of Miami’s Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, along with partners at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The program offers free brain scans for Samoan adults aged 50 and older who volunteer to participate in the study. [SN file photo] new portable mri](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/new_portable_mri_0.jpg?itok=E8Y-XHAo)
![The Pacific region is increasingly used as a transshipment point for illicit goods destined for New Zealand and Australia. [Photo: AFP Photo / Colombian National Navy] The narco sub](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/narco_boat_interseption_.jpg?itok=X7J2Spql)



