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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant notice Friday from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition.
The grant, a new award of $143,693 for research on aging, is categorized as a small research grant project,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The administration is making it a priority to ensure the proper certification of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) personnel. This comes after ASG has operated for some years without certified Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officers to provide critical training and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 16, 2025, a suspect walked into Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and turned himself in. The suspect was allegedly caught on CCTV footage when he broke into a store and stole more than $1,000.
He was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Burglary in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 19, 2025, a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report a man who was allegedly causing a disturbance and threatening to hurt his wife.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class C...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant notice Friday from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition.
The grant, a new award of $143,693 for research on aging, is categorized as a small research grant project,...
Apia, SAMOA — Several health outbreaks are being monitored across the Pacific, including the flu in Niue, and dengue in Tonga and Fiji.
Niue's health division is monitoring an outbreak of influenza A virus.
The outbreak was declared on 26 March and as of 13 April, a total of 39 cases had been...
Pago Pago, American Samoa — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula today [April 17, 2025] issued a statement of strong support and appreciation following President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order amending the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to allow commercial fishing between 50 and 200...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing President Trump’s Proclamation restoring fishing waters, which will expand options for the U.S. tuna fleet out of Pago Pago Harbor. President Trump made the Proclamation on April 17th, coinciding with American Samoa’s 125th Flag...
(Reuters) — Deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals said on Tuesday that it has asked U.S. federal officials to launch a commercial auction for access to deposits of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals off the coast of American Samoa.
The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory are...


![Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula with Ms. Fa'atigafua Fuatagavi, EEO Manager, and Mr. Levi Maugalei will travel to Washington, D.C., to complete their Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) certification training. [courtesy photo] EEO TEAM WITH GOVERNOR](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eeo_team_for_training.jpg?itok=fMDaKXry)




![Still image from video of President Trump signing the Proclamation — “Unleasing American Commercial fishing in the Pacific”, April 17, 2025. (l-r) Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, Sec. of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Council Executive Director Kitty Simonds and Council Vice Chair Taotasi Archie Soliai with President Trump. [White House] Amata with Trump and others](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/trumps_with_amata_archie_watching.png?itok=Tv6ABNa3)

![The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory are estimated to contain large amounts of potato-shaped rocks known as polymetallic nodules filled with the building blocks for electric vehicles and electronics. [Photo: Impossible Metals] deep sea mining areas](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/deep_sea_mining_copy.jpg?itok=o5VgBzxl)