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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata gave remarks on an infrastructure and security theme Wednesday at the Interagency Group on Insular Affairs (IGIA), hosted by the Department of the Interior (DOI) at their DC headquarters, in which she tied American Samoa’s local infrastructure and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 17, 2026, a man walked into the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report that a domestic dispute had placed a young child at risk of serious injury. Alcohol was involved.
The suspect was later charged with Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was taken into custody following a late-night disturbance after he allegedly would not lower the volume of his music, when asked by a couple, according to the District Court affidavit, filed on January 22, 2026.
The suspect, Suti Misipati was later arrested and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Treasury has announced that the income tax forms for Tax Year 2025 are expected to be available during the week of March 9, 2026, according to Acting Treasurer Carri-Lee Magalei-Tulafono. This timing is designed to give residents and...
Philadelphia, PA — (February 16, 2026) National History Day® (NHD) and Carpenters’ Hall are proud to announce the third Young People's Continental Congress (YPCC), which will again be held in Philadelphia from July 19 to 25.
Carpenters’ Hall, the home of the nation’s First Continental Congress in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 20, 2026, police arrested a man in connection with an alleged domestic assault on his wife in Ili‘ili after she reported being punched repeatedly in the face and later threatened with death, according to a police report.
The suspect was later arrested and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — January 20, 2026, a quiet Monday afternoon turned chaotic in Fagatogo after a domestic dispute escalated into violence, prompting a police investigation and foot pursuit through the village hills.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Stye Sione, remains at large...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government Equal Employment Opportunity Office is initiating a comprehensive and mandatory compliance training program aimed at all governmental agencies and departments within American Samoa.
This program serves to ensure strict adherence to...
Honolulu, HI — A new $4.6M multi-institute collaborative project to help grow coral restoration capacity in American Samoa will begin in early 2026, leveraging more than two decades of coral heat tolerance studies to inform a restoration with resilience approach.
The newly funded coral restoration...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the life of the Reverend Jesse Jackson:
“The Reverend Jackson was an influential civil rights icon, who marched with and worked for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a trailblazing presidential candidate in 1984 and again in 1988,...