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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 26, 2025, police officers were conducting inspection for commercial vehicles in Pago Pago when a driver refused to stop and allegedly fled the site.
The suspect was apprehended and taken to the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) where he was confined and later...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata visited Israel as part of a bipartisan delegation for meetings with national leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, participation in the Yom HaShoah observance, Holocaust Remembrance Day. While in Israel, the delegation also met...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Arizona Sataua recently graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Accountancy (MAcc) from Southern Utah University. At 24 years of age, she is the daughter of Dr. Kerisiano Sataua and Eseta Sataua of Fagasa.
Arizona is actively engaged in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Josh Green of Hawaii visited American Samoa during the 125th Flag Day celebrations, marking a significant moment in the Territory's history. Governor Green, a physician by training, was joined by the Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula of American Samoa during the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa now has the Navy on island year round. Sailors, community leaders, veterans, and families gathered during Navy Week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the new recruiting station in American Samoa, strengthening the Navy's commitment to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Depending on the perspective, seabed mining is seen as an economic boon or an ecological disaster.
In a press release issued this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is betting on President Donald Trump’s executive order signed last week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 21, 2025, a police officer contacted the Tafuna Police Substation and reported that a female allegedly stole a vehicle from a victim in Malaeloa.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with Count 1: Tampering in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In February of this year an investigation revealed that a man allegedly assaulted his wife who was carrying their child in her arms.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Before Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele received formal notice of his removal from the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund board last Friday, he got a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees Tuaolo M. E. Fruean denying his request to attend a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prior to the implementation of President Donald Trump’s tariff packages, American Samoa's inflation rate for the first quarter of 2025 is at 1.3%, which reflects a slight increase from last quarter of 2024’s rate of 0.9%. And while airfares to Honolulu have gone down,...


![Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu during her recent visit to Israel. [courtesy photo] Amata with Prime Minister Netanyahu](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_netanyahu.jpg?itok=d2rCKknA)
![Arizona traces her roots back to the villages of Fagasa, Leone, Vatia, and Sapapali'i, Savai'ii Samoa, as well as to Nuku'alofa, Tonga. [courtesy photo] Arizona Sataua](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/arizona_sataua.jpg?itok=F8zK2t4j)
![Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii joins Gov Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula for a visit to LBJ Tropical Medical Center during his recent visit to the territory. [courtesy photo] Gov. Green with Gov. Pula and others](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_green_lbj_visit.jpg?itok=4WCxR0-c)





