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Swanson to focus on strategic plan, improving GDOE facilities
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The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Department of Education is in its third year of implementing the state strategic plan, a “benchmark year” for the department to reevaluate whether it is meeting the goals and objectives that the plan established for public school...
Owner: Ho S. Eun
2025 Close-up showcase photo & caption
The American Samoa 2025 Close-up showcase was held this week at the Samoana Gym. All 14 students performed great and are ready for the annual Close-Up program trip to Washington, DC, representing American Samoa. On behalf of the Department of...
Owner: Annesley Family
$177 worth of food coupons approved for S-EBT recipients
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) has approved American Samoa's 2025 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT) Plan of Operations and Management (POM), to provide families...
Owner: Annesley Family
Seven ASCC graduates awarded ASG off-island scholarships
Seven graduates of the American Samoa Community College Spring Class of 2025 have been awarded ASG scholarships for undergraduate studies off island. The scholarships are $5,000 per semester for two years which totals $20,000. The students signed...
Owner: Larry Fuss
George Wray passes leaving legacy deeply woven into local development
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — George A. Wray passed away two weeks ago on a Sunday, in Florida. He was born on July 10, 1931, and leaves behind many friends and people, whom he helped in both Samoas, over the years, reminiscing of their life...
Owner: Annesley Family
Feleti Barstow Library launches bookmobile at Matafao Elementary School
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Feleti Barstow Public Library launched its new Bookmobile during a special ceremony held at Matafao Elementary School on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Acting Territorial Librarian, Loring Faiivae, opened the ceremony by...
Owner: Annesley Family
Jeffries leading bipartisan House trip to Israel, Jordan
(April 22, 2025 / JNS) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced on Tuesday that he is leading a bipartisan group of colleagues on an official trip to visit “important allies and partners” in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Israel and...
Owner: Jewish News Service Inc.
Pacific Tuna Fleets Pushed To Lift Ban In Waters They Barely Fished
The vessels hardly spent any time right outside a marine protected area before its expansion, but fishing leaders and managers say times have changed. President Donald Trump’s order to re-open distant, protected Pacific waters to U.S. fishing...
Owner: Pierre Omidyar
2025 History Day focused on “Rights and Responsibilities in History”
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 History Day Islandwide Competition for all secondary school students, both public and private, kicked started last week, Wednesday, April 9th, at the Department of Youth & Women’s Affairs (DYWA) gymnasium in...
Owner: Annesley Family
Easier travel in store to NZ for some Pacific islanders
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand will begin welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel there with changes to immigration that will come into effect later this year. Beginning July 6, 2025, people from Pacific Islands forum...
Owner: Annesley Family
Samoan man accused of theft after trying to rent out a fake vacation house
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man was arrested in Washington County, Utah after allegedly charging thousands of dollars for a fake vacation rental in Hawaii. Matthew Liutai Tanuvasa, 32 allegedly charged a victim $3,616 for an Airbnb rental...
Owner: Annesley Family
StarKist Samoa supports 125th Flag Day Celebration
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa continues its annual support for American Samoa’s Flag Day preparations, maintaining a longstanding commitment to the territory’s most celebrated cultural event. On Monday, April 7, 2025 StarKist Samoa...
Owner: Annesley Family
Tsunami Hawaii: Latest Information, History, and Preparedness Guide
Hawaii’s unique position in the center of the Pacific Ocean makes it particularly vulnerable to tsunamis from both distant and local sources. With 32 destructive tsunamis recorded since 1900, resulting in 293 deaths and over $625 million in...
Owner: Nebojša Vujinović
Asian agriculture workers’ trend reviewed by Senate
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerns raised by senators regarding the growing number of Asians entering and working in the Territory were addressed last week during a hearing of the Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee. Testifying before...
Owner: Annesley Family
"E Iloa Oe I Lau Gagana"—"Your Language Defines You."
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday, the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) celebrated the successful completion of a three-year initiative designed to increase reading, thinking, and writing skills...
Owner: Annesley Family
Man arrested for alleged burglary said he didn’t know how else to get the money to survive…
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 23, 2025, a couple walked into the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that their home was allegedly burglarized. A suspect was later arrested and charged with: Count 1: Burglary in the Second Degree, a...
Owner: Annesley Family
UH awarded $1.5M+ to strengthen health through policy across Hawaiʻi, Pacific
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Maui Now - Hawaii
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Maui Wildfire Exposure Study collection event. (Courtesy: UH News) The University of Hawaiʻi has received two privately funded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to tackle pressing...
Owner: Paul Conway
Avaroa taps Hawaiki to boost Pacific communications, connect Samoa and Australia
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Pacific News Service
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Avaroa Cable Limited (ACL) has today announced the selection of Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP (Hawaiki) for the turnkey provision of international capacity from Samoa to Australia. A state-owned enterprise of the Cooks Islands Government, and funded...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Ten charged in Whittier for voter misconduct and perjury: All defendants are US nationals, not citizens
A group of American Samoans living in Whittier is in trouble for voting when they were not legally allowed to do so. The State of Alaska has announced criminal charges against 10 residents of Whittier in connection with alleged voter misconduct...
Owner: Suzanne Downing