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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...
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...
Samoa Football assure safety measures amid dengue outbreak ahead of OFC U16 event
RNZ
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July 29, 2025
Samoa’s Ayres Ava on attack against the Cook Islands during the OFC 2024 Under-16 Women's Championship in Fiji. Photo: Kirk Corrie / Phototek.nz Samoa's football federation (SFA) says they have taken measures to ensure players and officials...
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...
American Samoa delegate says Whipps' reelection keeps US-Palau alliance intact
The Pacific Island Times
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November 22, 2024
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. meets with American Samoa Rep. Uifa’atali Aumua Amata during a congressional delegation's visit to Koror in August 2023. Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Uifa’atali Aumua Amata By Pacific Island Times News...
American Samoa elects new Governor & Lt. Governor in run-off
Talamua
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November 21, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 21 November 2024 – Provisional results show voters in American Samoan have elected a new Governor and new Lieutenant following a run-off election for the gubernatorial race. Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr collected 5846...
American Samoa elects new governor and lieutenant governor in runoff - unofficial results
RNZ
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November 20, 2024
Unofficial results show voters in American Samoa have elected a new Governor, Pulaalii Nikolao Pula, with new Lieutenant Governor Pulu Ae Ae Jr. Photo: Supplied By Monica Miller American Samoan voters have elected a new governor and new lieutenant...
PNG U-16 football team departs to Cook Islands for OFC Women’s Championship quest
NBC PNG
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PNG U16 women's national team at Jackson International Airport before leaving to Cook Islands. (Image: PNGFA) A Papua New Guinea junior football team left for Cook Islands yeaterday to compete in the Oceania Football Confederation Under-16 Women’s...
Representative tackles unemployment in Pago Pago
Talanei
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January 6, 2025
One of the pressing issues in the village of Pago Pago is the high unemployment rate among the 18-30 age group. Newly elected House Representative of Pago Pago, Trude Ledoux-Sunia, collected this data over four months during her campaign’s village...
Medicaid initiating expanded coverage for American Samoa
Samoa News
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January 3, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two new Medicaid state planning amendments are expected to go into effect soon for American Samoa. Children’s orthodontics and dialysis coverage for Hope Dialysis have been submitted for approval after The American...
American Samoa gubernatorial run-off election underway
Pacific News Service
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Voters of America Samoa head to the polls today to decide who will be the territory’s Governor and Lt Governor for the next four years. The run-off election today is between the two teams that received the most votes in the gubernatorial race on...
American Samoa National Park Awaits the Adventurous Traveler
The Alexander City Outlook - Alabama
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November 11, 2024
Nestled below the equator, American Samoa National Park’s rainforests, coral reefs, and vibrant Samoan culture await — if you're willing to go the distance. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in...
125th Flag Day program set to kick off with a Sunday church service
Samoa News
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April 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Here is a glimpse of the 125th Flag Day program for American Samoa, set for April 17, 2025. The week of festivities will kick off on Sunday, April 13, with a church service at the Congregational Christian Church of...
Young Explorers visit Governor’s Office
Talanei
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July 25, 2025
On Thursday, Acting Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr welcomed to the Governor’s Office youth participants of the Discovering American Samoa Summer Program, hosted by the Agency for Better Living Endeavors (ABLE). The visit was a highlight of the day...
The Sunday Poems, by Nafanua Purcell Kersel
Newsroom
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July 26, 2025
At 6:48am on September 29, 2009, an 8.1 magnitude undersea earthquake struck between the Samoan islands of Upolu and Tutuila (American Sāmoa). Less than 20 minutes later a tsunami hit Sāmoa, American Sāmoa and Northern Tonga. The devastation was...
Justin Maga appointed as Territorial Librarian
Talanei
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July 25, 2025
The Feleti Barstow Public Library Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Justin Maga as the new Territorial Librarian of American Samoa. Approved by Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula, Mr. Maga will officially begin his duties on Monday,...
Flag Day week opens with church service
Talanei
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April 14, 2025
Flag Day week 2025 was opened Sunday with a church service at the Ua Taunuu Church at Kanana-fou, led by Reverend Elder Faaeteete Saifoloi. The service was well attended with leaders of the three branches of government present, Governor Pulaalii...
American Samoa set for election runoff for Governor
Talamua
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November 7, 2024
Source: Tala Nei/ 07 November 2024 – American Samoa is set for a run-off election following yesterdays’ gubernatorial election results. The results from the Election Office early this morning had the team of Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr...
Man arrested for alleged assault of mother and two young children
Samoa News
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April 9, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 30, 2025, a female victim called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report that she and her two minor daughters were allegedly assaulted by her uncle. The suspect was apprehended and later charged with:...