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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mick McCuddin, 91, passed away on May 28, 2025, in Sacramento, CA where he had been receiving treatment for cancer at the Sacramento VA Medical Center since 2024.
Mick served the American Samoa Government for more than 40 years as the Director of Public Health, acting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Opposition from members of the public has continued to pour in regarding deep-seabed mining on or around American Samoa’s offshore waters since the Department of the Interior moved to consider issuing or selling a mining lease to a private company.
Former Director of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Satia Aokuso Satia, the former Budget Acting Director, has rescinded the Budget Office's call to decrease the budget for the Judiciary, after Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse wrote a letter to the Budget Office reminding it of the separation of powers between the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is correcting a misunderstanding that reopening some waters to fishing somehow may have caused the seabed mining issue, in a press release, dated Saturday, June 7, 2025.
“In fact, the two executive orders by the President are separate, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 11, 2025, a man contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported that he was allegedly assaulted by an unknown bus driver for no reason.
The suspect was apprehended and later charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 12, 2025, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her husband allegedly assaulted her after accusing her of having an affair.
The suspect was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance (DV), a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The senior citizens of American Samoa were honored during the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) Annual Senior Citizens Day celebration, where they were recognizing for their invaluable role in shaping families, villages, and communities.
The celebration was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) represented American Samoa in this year's inaugural Circularity, Innovation, Recovery, Culture, Learning, and Environment (CIRCLE) Expo 2025 hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the memory of Henry Saaga, who fought in the Normandy invasion, as the United States and World War II allies commemorate the anniversaries of two of the great turning points of the global war – D-Day in Europe in 1944, and the Battle of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health (DOH) is initiating a regulatory framework to oversee tattooing activities throughout the territory. This will encompass commercial tattoo parlors as well as culturally traditional tattooing practices.
According to a proposed regulation that will...