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Nadi, FIJI (September 2025) — Finafinau, American Samoa’s youth-led nonprofit for environmental stewardship and resilience, proudly represented the territory at the STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders Symposium in Nadi, Fiji. What began as a single scheduled presentation quickly grew...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of now, over 12,000 residents have received medical care that they would have otherwise had to seek off-island, thanks to the LDS Physician Mission at LBJ Hospital. Hospital Chief Executive Officer Scott Anesi shared these insights during a farewell luncheon for Elder...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 4, 2025, a victim of a domestic dispute contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported that her brother allegedly assaulted her.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A misdemeanor...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a Department of the Interior grant of $3,264 for the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to offset costs for the Nursing Program, as requested earlier this month by Governor Pulaalil’i Nikolao Pula.
“I appreciate each federal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 14, 2025, a woman called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) claiming that she and her son had been threatened and assaulted by members of the Fruean family, in a land dispute incident.
Two men were eventually charged in the incident.
Sema Fruean has been charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr has proposed a bill that would grant paid maternity leave to employees of ASG.
According to the bill, to qualify for this benefit, employees must have been employed by the American Samoa Government for at least 12 months prior to taking...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 3, 2025, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) requesting assistance regarding two men who allegedly assaulted her husband.
One of the suspects was apprehended and later charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 26, 2025, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a businesswoman who claimed that a customer had assaulted her husband at their laundromat.
The customer was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent weeks, members of the public have voiced heightened concerns regarding the alarming escape of inmates from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). The most recent incident unfolded last Friday, when two prisoners, identified as Li’atama Amisone Jr. and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Attorney General's salary and benefits were discussed recently by lawmakers during their budget hearings. Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean expressed that this was the first occasion he had learned about the extensive benefits provided to the heads of government...