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Pagp Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the margins of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting, the American Samoa Delegation attended a private dinner and strategic roundtable hosted by the Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau. The working session initiated dialogue on aligning...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 25, 2026, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her niece was allegedly assaulted by a woman at the Church of Latter Day Saints chapel located in Puapua.
The suspect, later identified as Imelda Aiono was charged with:
Count 1:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday morning joy and enthusiasm filled the American Samoa Department of Education main office in Utulei as leaders, educators, and families gathered to celebrate the official opening of the 2026 academic sports year. Acting Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr. joined...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has scheduled and confirmed two key hearings that address the use of government funds without Fono authority or oversight. The two hearings are: the $10 million investment of ARPA interest money invested without Fono authority or oversight the one for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An investigation into an alleged human trafficking and labor exploitation scheme involving Vietnamese nationals in American Samoa has resulted in criminal allegations against four defendants.
The matter is scheduled for a Preliminary Examination hearing before the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Environmental Health Services Division of the American Samoa Department of Health has recently taken significant steps to protect public health by shutting down two businesses and a government building for failing to comply with mandated health regulations.
The...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) of $87,718 through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a discretionary preventive health and health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Alaska Court of Appeals, in a unanimous opinion, has ruled against the State of Alaska in its criminal prosecution of Tupe Smith, an American Samoan woman living in Whittier who had been instructed by local officials to mark she was a “U.S. citizen” on voter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NFL Network viewers in American Samoa may recognize 93KHJ Morning Man John Raynar’s voice that is featured in a TV Commercial for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In the nationally televised campaign, Raynar is heard as the narrator throughout which also features 2 Time...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Master Project Funding Agreement (Draft) of which Samoa News was able to obtain a copy adds more information for public knowledge to what the American Samoa Government did with some of the millions it had earned in interest from federal ARPA funds that were deposited...