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Talofa and welcome to our first group of Bryant University Physician Assistant students visiting American Samoa in 2026. Over the next 10 weeks, they will be observing and learning across various departments at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center. [Facebook photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2026, a Pavaia’i man was arrested after allegedly threatening his uncle with a machete during a family dispute.
Authorities identified the suspect as Christian Siaulaiga who was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2026, a store cashier at Fagaima Mart called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported an incident regarding a suspect who allegedly threw a large rock inside the convenience store and threatened to kill an employee following a dispute over beer...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding notice for American Samoa from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announcing $220,542 through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In 2015 the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), the Public Benefit Corporation, and the Toledo Zoo began planning a collection trip to our islands. Preparation included permitting, holding, and logistics for the transport of Many-colored...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nail spas, beauty salons, barbershops, massage parlor, as well as tattoo salons have seemingly become the ‘new’ industry in the territory, creating a need for the American Samoa Board of Cosmetology, which regulates salon licensing, operator certification, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 25, 2026, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a woman reporting that four men assaulted her nephew in the village of Aasu.
Three of the men were apprehended and later charged with the following, while a fourth man was also later charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 26, 2026, local police officers responded to a reported assault incident in Vaitogi, where a man allegedly assaulted a man with a hammer.
Veni Ofoia was later charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Second Degree (DV), a class D felony punishable by a term of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Democratic Party commends the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa for its principled stance on protecting God’s creation as the church prepares for its upcoming 36th Assembly centered on the theme, “God Takes Residence in Creation.”
At a...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who is Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is welcoming Committee passage this past week of another slate of 16 Veterans’ bills, including several she cosponsors.
Vice Chairman Amata is original cosponsor of the...