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Suspicious husband allegedly assaults wife
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 6, 2025, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station to report that her husband allegedly assaulted her because he suspected that she had an affair. The suspect was later arrested and charged with: Count 1:...
Strengthening Oversight: Addressing ambiguities in American Samoa’s confirmation process
Samoa News
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January 31, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Legislature (Fono) reconvened on January 27, 2025, with its primary focus being to confirm Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula’s nominees for key government positions. The process of legislative...
Amata congratulates American Samoa’s Teacher of the Year, a finalist for national award
Marianas Variety
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Mikaela Saelua WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata is congratulating 2025 American Samoa Teacher of the Year, now a finalist for the prestigious National Teacher of the Year...
Putting American Samoa on the global map
Samoa News
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January 28, 2025
The American Samoa Visitors Bureau team proudly represented our beautiful islands at the Travel & Adventure Show in New York City, this past weekend. These trade shows are an incredible opportunity to showcase American Samoa’s unique culture,...
U16 women meet Samoa in qualifier
The National
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THE national U16 women’s soccer team are expected to deliver a more improved performance against American Samoa today in their second match of the OFC U16 Qualifying Championship in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Coach Rachel Wadunah commended the team...
Race-by-race tips and previews for Saturday’s Rosehill meeting
The Sydney Morning Herald
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March 21, 2025
6. Via Sistina is building perfectly into her autumn and only now gets out to her best distance. The seven-year-old has had five runs over 2000m in Australia for Chris Waller, winning four of them. The defeat was when second to Pride Of Jenni in...
Nafanua Leadership program empowers Samoan women and youth
Samoa News
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May 1, 2025
Salt Lake City, UT (Fox13 News) — The Nafanua Foundation was founded to honor women's strength and their ancestors' stories. They currently run two programs, The Nafanua Leadership Fellows and The Miss Tausala America Pageant. The Nafanua...
Two-time runner-up Hekari eyeing third shot at women’s championship league title
NBC PNG
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Hekari Women's team in Brisbane yesterday. They leave for Auckland today and then onto Tahiti (Image: Suppplied) Hekari United women's football team have been the undisputed champions of the Women's Conference Soccer League in Papua New Guinea,...
'Treated as second-class citizens': Moylan seeks anew for SSI benefits to US territories, this time with bill cosponsors
Pacific Daily News
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Del. James Moylan got Republican and Democrat delegates to cosponsor his bill seeking the inclusion of Guam and other U.S. territories in the Supplemental Security Income, SSI, program so that Americans in the territories would also become...
American Samoa to receive grants for DPS and Criminal Justice Planning
Samoa News
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December 10, 2024
Washington, D.C. — The American Samoa Department of Public Safety is set to receive $470,821 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This State Electronic Data...
Hekari women leave for O-League tournament
The National
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HEKARI United FC’s women’s team is set to depart for Tahiti today to compete in the 2025 OFC Women’s Champions League, following their triumphant campaign in the Women’s Conference Soccer League (WCSL). The prestigious O-League tournament, running...
OFC U-16 Women's Championship To Kick Off In Rarotonga
Scoop
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left to right captains Helina George (PNG) Metuamaru Arere (Cook Islands) Sally Tagaloa (American Samoa) | Photo credit: Jaiah Arai The action starts tomorrow with Papua New Guinea playing hosts Cook Islands, and PNG coach Rachel Wadunah is...
PNG U16 women hold Cooks to 1-1 draw
The National
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THE Papua New Guinea U16 women’s soccer team kicked off their OFC qualifying championship campaign with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against hosts Cook Islands in Rarotonga yesterday. Under the guidance of coach Rachel Wadunah, PNG made an early...
Closures of Head Start Regional Offices Jeopardize Critical Services for Children and Families
Center For American Progress - Washington D.C.
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On April 1, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly closed and laid off all staff in five of Head Start’s 10 regional offices—Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. Head Start regional offices play a vital role in administering...
A climate science network may lose its Pacific hub. Here's what that means for local researchers
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 31, 2025
The Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center is one of nine regional hubs in a climate research network funded by the federal government. It's led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, and the...
U16 OFC Women’s Championship kick-off
Cook Island News
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April 23, 2025
U16 Cook Islands National Women’s team in camp yesterday and was in meeting led by CIFA’s Referee Director, Rakesh Varman. CIFA / 25042210 The Cook Islands U16 Women’s National Team is ready to compete against top talent from Papua New Guinea and...
Prizes for Flag Day Fautasi Race, Cricket Competition
Talanei
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April 22, 2025
Checks and cups for the Flag Day Fautasi Race, Cricket Competition and the cultural entertainment were presented at an awards ceremony at the Office of Samoan Affairs on Monday. A total of $146,000 was spent on the prizes for the Fautasi Race...
U16 women leave for qualifiers
The National
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THE Papua New Guinea U16 women’s soccer team and their officials departed for Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on Sunday to compete in the OFC Qualifying matches against American Samoa and the host nation, Cook Islands. The qualifiers kick off on...
Stephen and Damian Marley launch Traffic Jam Summer Tour 2025
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 1, 2025
Reggae royalty is on the move again. Stephen Marley and his younger brother, Damian “Jr. Gong Marley, are hitting the road for their highly anticipated Traffic Jam Summer Tour 2025, bringing the pulsating rhythms of reggae to cities across the...
A sales-pitch pivot brings deep-sea mining closer to reality
Mongabay
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July 31, 2025
Early on, Canada-based The Metals Company cast the rocks it seeks to mine from the deep seafloor as a crucial resource for electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies, positioning them as a solution to the accelerating climate crisis....