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Atoa o Samoa Talks
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi is urging for the next Atoa o Samoa Talks with the American Samoa Government to be scheduled sooner rather than later, following the last meeting held on October 11, 2023, at Taumeasina Island Resort in Apia.
This...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A discussion that took place during the recent Atoa o Samoa talks ongoing collaboration between the Department of Legal Affairs and the Samoa Consul General and government officials has resulted in 20 Samoa citizens jailed at the Tafuna Correctional Facility being...
Apia, SAMOA — The fourth Atoa o Samoa executive meeting concluded on Thursday night with the leaders of the American Samoa and Samoa Governments saying the discussions had been fruitful.
The farewell reception was hosted at the Stevensons Hotel in Manase after a long day of visits around the big...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Bi-annual Atoa o Samoa Talks being held in Apia this week officially opened yesterday, Wednesday, September 11, 2023 (Samoa Time) at the Taumeasina Island Resort in Apia.
Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa on behalf of her government and the people of Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Independent Samoa Government is hosting the Atoa o Samoa fourth bi-annual talks this week Wednesday and Thursday — October 11 - 12, 2023 (Samoa time). The American Samoa contingent left for the Talks last week Friday.
The program includes a Welcoming Cocktail...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the topics discussed at the third Atoa o Samoa meeting earlier this month in American Samoa is the progress made since the Apia meeting in 2022 and the delegates also set a date for a fourth meeting.
According to the report, since the Apia meeting several Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governor’s office has released a list of “anticipated outcomes” from the 3rd Atoa o Samoa Executive Meeting that was held last week at the American Samoa Community College Multi-purpose Center on Wednesday and Thursday, April 12 & 13 where American Samoa’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governor’s office has released a list of “anticipated outcomes” from the 3rd Atoa o Samoa Executive Meeting that was held last week at the American Samoa Community College Multi-purpose Center on Wednesday and Thursday, April 12 & 13 where American Samoa’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASG has offered a seven-day visa-free travel requirements for Samoan residents to the territory, a request to remove the departure tax for American Samoans traveling out of Samoa was unsuccessful.
The ’30-day permit’ requirement does remain for Samoa passport...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Unofficially kicking off the Flag Day festivities, Gov Lemanu P. S. Mauga and ASG officials — including Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale welcomed yesterday Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her delegates — along with...

![Entrance to the one-acre site at Taumeasina, Moata'a, allocated by the Samoa government for the future American Samoa Government office. The land exchange agreement grants Samoa a matching parcel in Tafuna, where a consulate office is planned. Samoa News understands construction of the ASG Office on the one-acre site at Taumeasina, Moata'a, has been halted for an extended period. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Taumeasina, Moata](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3623.jpg?itok=eFhSHF3a)

![One of the delegate groups posing for a photo while touring Savaii. [ASG photo] Atoa o Samoa delegate group](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pr_001-10122023_final_day_of_atoa_o_samoa_site_visits_in_savaii_and_upolu_and_official_closing_.jpg?itok=chvGADZn)
![Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga at a luncheon following the groundbreaking for the ASG building on land in Samoa. [ASG photo] Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fiame_n_lemanu_web.jpg?itok=lDWtDiwr)
![Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga was joined by Fono leaders and members of his Cabinet at the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 for the ASG office that will be built in Moata’a, Samoa, prior to the start of the Atoa o Samoa talks beginning today. [photo: faaTalanoa Media] Governor with cabinet and fono leaders](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_9154.jpg?itok=qe02jPHM)
![Breaks for refreshment during the Atoa o Samoa talks April 12 & 13 gave delegates an opportunity for informal conversation with their peers. Tentative date has been set to meet in Savai’i in October of this year. [ASG photo] A photo of some Atoa o Samoa delegates](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/delegates_chatimg_1367.jpg?itok=QsxSvKpX)
![Am Samoa Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Alailima-Utu (4th left) leading one of the discussions during the Atoa o Samoa talks April 12 & 13. [ASG photo] Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Alailima-Utu and others](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/atoa_samoa_img_1319.jpg?itok=OanBZa6o)


![A group photo of those attending the opening ceremony for the Atoa O Samoa talks that started yesterday, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. [photo: Charity Faatau] A group photo of Atoa o Samoa attendees](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_414_0.jpg?itok=fUNb6ssx)