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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local junior and high school powerlifters and bodybuilders showcased their strength and prowess the weekend before Christmas Day at the Sauia Gym in Tafuna. This event marked the final domestic competition of the year, coordinated by the American Samoa Powerlifting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa will be welcoming the New Year at the stroke of 12 midnight tomorrow, ushering in 2025, as the territory is preparing to start off the year with the inauguration of the new governor and lieutenant governor, and swearing in ceremonies for the new members of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ella Gurr has been named Executive Director of the transition team for the incoming Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr administration with Lewis Wolman named Deputy.
The transition meeting took place at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium, according to a handout prepared...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa government-owned Polynesian Limited, dba Samoa Airways is petitioning the US Department of Transport (DOT) to allow it to continue all services between Pago Pago and the Manu’a Islands, when the current authority expires on January 11, 2025.
Since American Samoa is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The three Pacific territorial members of the 119th Congress — all serving as Republicans — Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata (R-AS), Congressman James C. Moylan (R-GU) and Congresswoman-elect Kimberlynn King-Hinds (R-MP), have formed a Pacific transition committee.
After...
West Lafayette, INDIANA — Imagine this: Two days before your family holiday party, you get a text about an online order you placed a week ago, saying the package is at your door. It comes with a photo – of someone else’s door. When you click the attached link, it takes you to the online store,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes the bipartisan passage of government funding through mid-March, including disaster relief for hurricane flooded areas of the U.S., and an extension of Farm Bill policies with added agricultural support. The 119th Congress beginning in...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed final Senate passage last Friday of a bipartisan House bill she co-introduced, the FISHES Act, H.R. 5103. The legislation has been sent to President Biden to become law.
Amata is one of a bipartisan group of 11 original cosponsors at...
WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, Dec. 23, Governor-elect Pulaalii Nikolao Pula of American Samoa and Governor Arnold Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands announced that they plan to join the Republican Party. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley issued the following statement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Saipan Tribune newspaper is reporting that the Delegate from CNMI, Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D) said over the weekend that his multi-year effort to make the CNMI and American Samoa eligible for Wagner-Peyser Act grant funds was killed by Elon Musk and President-...