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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fresh off their historic triumph in last week's Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U16 Women's Championship qualifiers in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, the American Samoa U16 Women's soccer team arrived home yesterday to a hero's welcome, greeted with pride and celebration...
American Samoa players celebrate after making history at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers. The American Samoa U16 Women's soccer team arrived home yesterday to a hero's welcome, greeted with pride and celebration by their proud parents and supporters. [Photo: OFC Media]
Honolulu, HAWAII — VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) is excited to announce the receipt of a grant for a diabetes program in American Samoa. The program is called Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DMES) and it is focused on supporting Veterans with diabetes and their...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored new bipartisan legislation, together with the Representatives of the four affected territories, to remove Medicaid funding caps, a point of fairness. The Medicaid Improvement for Insular Areas Act of 2025, was sponsored by Rep....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 28, 2025, a victim of an alleged domestic disturbance contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report that her husband allegedly assaulted her.
Police officers arrested the suspect and he was later charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV),...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 28, 2025, a man contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) requesting assistance regarding his younger brother who allegedly threatened their mother and family members with a machete.
The suspect was detained by his older brother to await the authorities,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Student Services Division at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has announced the spring 2025 recipients of the two ASCC “in-house” scholarships, the President’s Merit Scholarship and the Saili le Atamai Non-Pell Scholarship. All ASCC students may apply for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fishermen, community leaders, scientists, and fisheries managers from the Pacific Island region — including American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, Saipan and the Hawaiian Islands gathered in Honolulu last week for an interactive presentation hosted by the Marine Resource Education...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the heels of Governor Pulaali’i Nikolau Pulu's Chief of Staff High Chief Taito Ali’itasi Afuola-Mauga resignation announcement on May 1, 2025, a new Chief of Staff has been appointed, according to a general memorandum from the Office of the Governor, dated May 2, 2025...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula expressed confidence in the newly revived American Samoa Nurses Association (ASNA) after meeting with representatives to recognize their recent revival and ongoing contributions to healthcare in the territory. After several years of...