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Miss American Samoa brings ‘Crown, Culture & Couture’ to Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 12, 2025
Pauliana Angelfromheaven Felise Vitale, Miss American Samoa 2024–2025, is set to be a key figure at the Pacific Fashion Summit and Genesis Showcase this September. Known for her infectious warmth and unwavering presence, Vitale’s participation is...
Two American Samoans graduate from executive leadership program
Samoa News
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August 12, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), is a distinguished network of young leaders from across the U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands that reflects a shared understanding that the future of the Pacific...
Pago wants evidence from police
Samoa Observer
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Avagafono Vaimaga Maiava, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety, Search and Rescue, and Correction Facilities of the Legislature of American Samoa (Photo: Supplied) The Chairman of American Samoa's House Committee on Public Safety,...
American Samoa affirmed at Ba3 with stable outlook by Moody's
The Bond Buyer - New York
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August 8, 2025
Pago Pago American Samoa hill view over the island. The territory's rating was affirmed by Moody's.Peto - stock.adobe.com American Samoa's issuer rating and its general revenue bonds were affirmed at Ba3 with a stable outlook by Moody's Ratings on...
NZ Post halts deliveries to US as tariffs loom
RNZ
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August 22, 2025
Some NZ Post services to the US have been suspended for an unknown amount of time. (File photo) Photo: Supplied / NZ Post NZ post has suspended some forms of shipping to the United States as Donald Trump's trade tariffs loom. This included...
NZ Post suspends deliveries to US
Otago Daily Times
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August 22, 2025
New Zealand Post has suspended some forms of shipping to the United States as President Donald Trump's trade tariffs loom. This included American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. On its website, NZ Post...
Territories join American Samoa in fight against deep sea mining
The Guam Daily Post
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A coalition of U.S. territories is rallying behind American Samoa's opposition to deep seabed mining, highlighting what advocates call a persistent pattern of federal decision-making that bypasses territorial voices on issues affecting their...
Cost.U.Less celebrates 30 years in American Samoa
Samoa News
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August 6, 2025
Pago Pago , AMERICAN SAMOA — Cost.U.Less is proud to celebrate 30 years of serving the American Samoa community! To mark this milestone, the store is hosting a three-day Anniversary Celebration filled with fun activities and giveaways, including a...
Scientists in American Samoa identified fossilized human remains that could be among the oldest in Polynesia.
Samoa News
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August 5, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Deep in the volcanic terrain of American Samoa, researchers have uncovered fragmentary fossilized human remains. These ancient bones may represent some of the earliest human footprints in Polynesia. The discovery site,...
Tonga seal 2-1 comeback win over American Samoa
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 5, 2025
Tonga have kept their OFC U-16 Women’s Championship hopes alive with a 2-1 comeback victory over American Samoa. The crucial Group B clash, held in Apia, Samoa, saw American Samoa strike first through 14-year-old Diamond Joung in the 20th minute....
Rep Avagafono writes Samoa Police Commish re drug comments
Talanei
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August 21, 2025
The Chairman of the House Public Safety Committee, Avagafono Vaimaga Maiava, has written to Samo’a Commissioner of Police Auapaau Logoitino Filipo concerning statements attributed to Auapaau implying that American Samoa is the gateway for...
Am Samoa represented at Va’a World Championships
Talanei
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August 20, 2025
V1 paddlers John Goeke and James Tamasese represented American Samoa solidly at the Va’a World Long Distance Championships in Niteroi, Brazil this past week. James raced in the men’s 40+ and 50+ 16 km races placing 12th and 10th respectively in...
American Samoa’s junior tennis players are once again turning heads
Samoa News
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August 1, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s junior tennis players are once again turning heads across Oceania with a commanding performance in the Level 5 Open Category of the recent USTA Hawai‘i Pacific Summer Junior Tournament. The six-member...
Mrs Folasaitu Sorepa Thomas is new CEO of ASTCA
Talanei
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August 21, 2025
The Board of Directors of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority has selected Mrs Folasaitu Sorepa Fata Thomas as the new CEO of ASTCA. Selected through an open recruitment process launched in May 2025, Fola stood out for her extensive...
Man shows no remorse for alleged assault
Samoa News
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August 21, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 8, 2025, an off-duty officer called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and requested assistance regarding a disturbance in front of the TSM Mart. The suspect was later apprehended and charged with: Count 1:...
Oregon refuses to give private voter information to Trump lawyers who demanded it
OregonLive.com
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August 22, 2025
Rebuffing top Trump administration lawyers, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read refused to turn over detailed information about each of the state’s voters, saying nothing in federal or state law gives the federal government the right to obtain...
Legislature on the hunt for ASEDA funding to finish Fono building
Samoa News
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August 21, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Legislative leaders are actively pursuing an additional $50,000 from the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) to bring the Fono building project to its much-anticipated completion. In January 2024, a...
ASPA says updates are coming and apologizes for power outage
Samoa News
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August 21, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) publicly apologized for a power disruption that lasted nearly two hours this past Tuesday, Aug. 19, significantly impacting residents and businesses across the entire western...
Suspect’s brother explains to cops what happened
Samoa News
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August 21, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 13, 2025, a man called the Tafuna Police Substation and reported that he was assaulted. The suspect was apprehended and charged with: Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor punishable by...
Lifelong friends from Milford have visited every national park — except 1 in Michigan
Hometown Life - Michigan
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Three childhood friends from Milford discovered a love for travel and seeing America's natural beauty on trips out west to national parks after graduating from high school in 2019. Along the way, they agreed upon a collective quest: to see all 63...