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American Samoa Wrestling Achieves Historic 19-Medal Haul at 2025 Pacific Mini Games

American Samoa Wrestling Achieves Historic 19-Medal Haul at 2025 Pacific Mini Games

Koror, Palau — American Samoa’s national wrestling team made history at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, earning a remarkable 19 medals — the most ever by a single sport for American Samoa in any Pacific Games. With 6 gold, 7 silver, and 6...

Right to Democracy offers educational series

Right to Democracy offers educational series

A new educational series by Right to Democracy offers an opportunity to look back at American Samoa’s history as the federal government moves forward with proposals to open waters around American Samoa to deep seabed mining. According to Right to...

Team American Samoa thanks its major sponsors for their heartfelt support

Team American Samoa thanks its major sponsors for their heartfelt support

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Team American Samoa faced off against several teams ranked in the top 10 in their inaugural appearance at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, entering the tournament ranked...

U.S. could begin seabed mining off the coast of American Samoa

U.S. could begin seabed mining off the coast of American Samoa

There is still time to submit comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior on a proposal to authorize seabed mining in American Samoa’s 200-mile economic zone. Seabed mining is the extraction of mineral deposits from the ocean floor, primarily...

US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed

US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed

The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...

Strengthening American Samoan’s health by reducing chronic diseases

Strengthening American Samoan’s health by reducing chronic diseases

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory of American Samoa has been selected as one of only five jurisdictions nationwide to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) “Rx for a Healthier America” initiative. The program, launched...

Coalition stands with American Samoa in opposing unilateral proposals for deep seabed mining

Coalition stands with American Samoa in opposing unilateral proposals for deep seabed mining

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right to Democracy (RtD) and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa's right to protect its ocean and seabeds from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have...

Tonga wins gold in Pacific Nations Cup women’s tennis final

Tonga wins gold in Pacific Nations Cup women’s tennis final

Tonga’s women’s tennis doubles team defeated Fiji to claim gold at the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup in American Samoa. Leah Heimuli and Amelia Tatafu delivered a stunning performance in Pago Pago, overcoming Fiji’s Josephine Debalevu and Tarani Kamoe...

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa’s right to protect its ocean and seabed from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of...

The Urgency is Artificial. My comment on the proposed permitting of deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa

The Urgency is Artificial. My comment on the proposed permitting of deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa

Last month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, who oversees seabed mineral mining within US water received an application from Impossible Metals to lease an area offshore of American Samoa for deep-sea mining trials. Unlike The Metals...

Disturbance at Asili church

Disturbance at Asili church

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 22, 2025, a woman contacted the Leone Police Station (LPS) and reported an alleged disturbance caused by a youth who was highly intoxicated. Filipo Po’alaga, age 18, was apprehended and later charged with: Count...

Amata hails unfreezing of Education Funds for the 14 “frozen” projects

Amata hails unfreezing of Education Funds for the 14 “frozen” projects

Washington, D.C. — [July 07, 2025] Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a second favorable decision in recent days from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, granting American Samoa the ability to utilize much-needed federal education...

Samoa makes first appearance at WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

Samoa makes first appearance at WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Team American Samoa made a significant mark in their inaugural appearance at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, entering the tournament ranked 64th among participating...

Team American Samoa departs for Pacific Mini Games

Team American Samoa departs for Pacific Mini Games

Half of the 59-member team that is representing American Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau departed the territory Monday night. The rest of the group leave Tuesday night. The mens and womens beach volleyball teams are already in Hawaii. On...

Greenpeace USA Slams U.S. Seabed Mining Plans off American Samoa

Greenpeace USA Slams U.S. Seabed Mining Plans off American Samoa

Greenpeace USA has expressed deep disappointment that the US Department of Interior is considering seabed mineral leasing near American Samoa. Greenpeace USA’s Deep Sea mining Campaign Lead Arlo Hemphill said in a statement, “This move disregards...

Closest national parks to Phoenix

Closest national parks to Phoenix

ronnybas frimages // Shutterstock Closest national parks to Phoenix Approximately 331 million people visited American national parks in 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year growth and the fourth straight year of growth. President Woodrow Wilson...

‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools

‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools

School districts will be forced to cancel after-school programming, services for English learners and professional development as a result of $6.2 billion in federal K-12 grant money that the U.S. Department of Education is withholding from states...

Amata welcomes ARPA Funds Extension from U.S. Department of Education

Amata welcomes ARPA Funds Extension from U.S. Department of Education

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the decision by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to extend American Samoa’s time limit for their use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) education funds. Congresswoman Uifa’atali...

Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening

Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening

Photo supplied, Intellectual Reserve Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 5, 2025....

Catholic Church ordains new deacons

Catholic Church ordains new deacons

The Catholic Church in American Samoa celebrated the ordination of 12 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon on Friday, June 27. The deacons have successfully completed four years of study and pastoral work to be ordained. Both the deacons...

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