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DoH proposes regulations for tattooing
Talanei
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June 3, 2025
The Department of Health is moving to regulate tattooing activities in the territory covering commercial tattoo parlors and also traditional tattooing. Under a proposed rule which would be added to the American Samoa Administrative Code health...
Canadian technology could be used to mine the deep seas, but there's growing alarm over the risks
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 6, 2025
In dark waters near Collingwood, Ont., a giant yellow machine with metallic claws precisely snatches tiny rock balls from the lakebed, kicking up sediment with each grab. While it looks like a claw game at an arcade, for Impossible Metals, it's a...
Governor’s COS concerned about inappropriate access to ASG resources
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA The Governor’s Chief of Staff Leonard Seumanutafa has issued a general memorandum to the heads of government departments, agencies, offices and Authorities emphasizing that “your time and the information controlled by...
15 receive AEPDA certificates from ASCC Automotive Technology Division
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA A total of 15 community members proudly graduated from the Automotive Engine Performance & Drive Ability course offered by the Automotive Technology Division at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC). The 10-week...
Local Samoan Language Commission Meets with Counterpart in Samoa
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
(BASED ON A PRESS RELEASE) — May 28, 2025 — The Director of the Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa, Madam Alaimaleata Elisapeta attended the regular monthly meeting in neighboring Samoa with the Commissioner of the Samoan Language...
ASBF Boxers “Rise Up” in Boxing Competition Amid Questions & Controversy
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
ASBF Coach Stanley Iakopo wrapping boxer Losi Tunoa's hands before his fight last Friday night at the “Rise Up Boxing Competition” hosted by Marist Boxing Samoa. The American Samoa Boxing Federation (ASBF) raised concerns over mismatches,...
Tauaisafune nominated to head Budget Office
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA The most recent appointee to the Pula and Pulu Administration is Tauaisafune Niualama Epenesa Taifane, who will serve as the Acting Director of the Office of Budget Program Planning and Development. This critical role...
Drunk man arrested for allegedly trespassing — just walking into a home
Samoa News
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June 2, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA On March 24, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a phone call from a concerned mother who reported that her daughter needed assistance at home regarding an unknown man in their home. The suspect fled the...
Man arrested for allegedly threatening sister with a knife
Samoa News
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June 2, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA On March 28, 2025, Leone Police Substation (LPS) received a call from a woman who reported that her brother allegedly threatened her with a knife. The suspect was later arrested and charged with Count 1: Private Peace...
Environmental legal fund fighting Trump fishing order
RNZ
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June 5, 2025
Photo: Supplied/ the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre An environmental legal fund have sued US President Donald Trump in response to an executive order rolling back commercial fishing protections in the Western Pacific. The April 17th...
CBP to Detain Seafood Linked to Chinese Boats Possibly Using Slave Labor
Talanei
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June 2, 2025
US Customs and Border Protection plans to detain seafood linked to Chinese fishing boats suspected of using forced labor—part of the broader Illegal Unregulated and Underreported fishing concerns of American Samoa. KHJ News Washington DC...
Longline owners unhappy with lack of support from StarKist
Talanei
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June 4, 2025
Tha Tautai o Samoa Longline and Fishing Association, comprising owners of locally owned and based longliners, feels that it is not getting the support it needs from Starkist Samoa. Or not the support that it used to receive when the cannery was...
State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - June 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 5, 2025
New York Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest" savings account...
Rep Malaeoletalu opposes seabed mining in any form
Talanei
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June 2, 2025
Fagatogo Representative Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr, Chairman of the House Committee on Ports and Transportation has declared he does not support any form of seabed mining in American Samoa’s waters. The Interior Department recently announced that...
Congresswoman’s statement about seabed mining
Talanei
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June 3, 2025
There have been calls for Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has issued a statement concerning seabed mining. “The people are always my top priority, and I will always stand with you. We highly value our ocean and land, from the reefs to the...
A dozen years of the context of islands
Pasquines
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June 5, 2025
Twelve years ago today, Pasquines began with a mission: to make sense of the United States territories through contextual, nuanced journalism. Since then, we’ve chronicled the moments that have shaped the past, reflected the present, and hinted at...
2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how other nations can make it this week
ESPN Global
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Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first goal in a 5-1 win over Macau. All confederations now...
Capacity building for Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Talanei
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June 3, 2025
Staff of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, under the leadership of Director Adrian Vasai, recently received training from two officials of the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management. The center...
$2.11 million settlement in death of Easter Leafa
Talanei
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June 3, 2025
The family of Easter Leafa, the 16-year-old who died in an officer-involved shooting in August last year, and the Municipality of Anchorage have reached a $2.11 million settlement. Alaska News Source reports that a release from Mayor Suzanne...
Samoa implements new plan to sustainably manage its ocean by 2030
Resilience
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June 5, 2025
The Samoan government announced June 3 that it has enacted a law establishing a marine spatial plan to sustainably manage 100% of its ocean by 2030. The country has also created nine new marine protected areas that cover 30% of its ocean. Fishing...