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Interior Initiates First Step for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore American Samoa

Interior Initiates First Step for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore American Samoa

Date: June 12, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s bold agenda to restore American energy and mineral independence, the Department of the Interior today announced the publication of a...

Owner:  American Government
Interior Launches Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa

Interior Launches Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa

Date: May 20, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Advancing President Donald J. Trump's strategic focus on domestic critical mineral development, the Department of the Interior today announced it is initiating the process to...

Owner:  American Government
Office of the Governor — Travel Release — Gov. Green Travels To American Samoa

Office of the Governor — Travel Release — Gov. Green Travels To American Samoa

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA GOVERNOR GREEN TRAVELS TO AMERICAN SAMOA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2025 HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., will travel to American Samoa to join the community...

Owner:  American Government
Office of the Governor — Travel Release — Gov. Green Travels To American Samoa

Office of the Governor — Travel Release — Gov. Green Travels To American Samoa

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA GOVERNOR GREEN TRAVELS TO AMERICAN SAMOA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2025 HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., will travel to American Samoa to join the community...

Owner:  American Government
Visitor Spending Increased in September 2025 Despite Declining Visitor Arrivals

Visitor Spending Increased in September 2025 Despite Declining Visitor Arrivals

Posted on Oct 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: October 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 690,858 total visitors to the Hawaiian...

Owner:  American Government
State Arts Agency encourages high schools to sign up for the 21st Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition

State Arts Agency encourages high schools to sign up for the 21st Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition

RHODE ISLAND, October 17 - Providence, RI – Registration has opened for the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition, and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has been encouraging high schools to participate in this important national...

Owner:  American Government
State Arts Agency encourages high schools to sign up for the 21st Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition

State Arts Agency encourages high schools to sign up for the 21st Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition

Providence, RI – Registration has opened for the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition, and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has been encouraging high schools to participate in this important national arts education program. In...

Owner:  American Government
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American Samoa youth rowers arrive in Turkey for World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals

American Samoa youth rowers arrive in Turkey for World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals

Pago Pago, American Samoa — The American Samoa Rowing Association (ASRA) proudly announces the arrival of its young rowing stars, Carneal Lilio- Satele and Tupulua Vaouli, in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday, as they gear up to represent their island...

Owner:  Annesley Family
American Samoa faces triple threat to its fishing-based economy

American Samoa faces triple threat to its fishing-based economy

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- In American Samoa, the ocean is life -- but that life is under siege. The U.S. territory, marooned in the heart of the Pacific, faces a triple threat of climate change, industrial fishing and the rising push for deep-sea mining --...

Owner:  Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church
Close Up Foundation members attend 12th Annual Summit in American Samoa

Close Up Foundation members attend 12th Annual Summit in American Samoa

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 12th Annual Close Up Summit opened with a blend of tradition, inspiration, and civic pride as Governor Pulaali"i Nikolao Pula joined a panel of guests and student delegates from high schools across the territory....

Owner:  Annesley Family
Army enlists 33 people in mass soldier swear-in ceremony in American Samoa

Army enlists 33 people in mass soldier swear-in ceremony in American Samoa

On September 10, 2025, 33 young people from American Samoa stood together at the Army Reserve Center in Pago Pago. They raised their right hands and took the Oath of Enlistment, officially joining the United States Army. But this was more than a...

Owner:  Pasquines Inc.
Samoa PM interviewed on Talatala le Ta’ui podcast, part 2

Samoa PM interviewed on Talatala le Ta’ui podcast, part 2

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking from Auckland, New Zealand — where he has been receiving scheduled medical treatment for a leg injury since September 21st — Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt,...

Owner:  Annesley Family
Not enough known about seafloor to begin mining, govt scientist says

Not enough known about seafloor to begin mining, govt scientist says

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is still not enough known about the seafloor to decide if deep sea mining can start in the Cook Islands, an ocean scientist with the government authority in charge of seabed minerals says. The Cook Islands Seabed...

Owner:  Annesley Family
Consumers see many food prices continue to decline in October

Consumers see many food prices continue to decline in October

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Basic Food Index (BFI) continues to decline for the third consecutive month. Eggs contributed significantly to the decline with a -21.6% decrease. Over the past few months, egg costs have slowly gone...

Owner:  Annesley Family
Police secure main road after man found carrying baby in busy traffic

Police secure main road after man found carrying baby in busy traffic

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 4, 2025, traffic officers encountered a man walking in the middle of a busy road with a baby in his arms. The officers secured the main road in an effort to remove the child and the suspect safely. The...

Owner:  Annesley Family
American Samoa Boosts Pacific Tourism Links at SPTO Meetings in Vavaʻu

American Samoa Boosts Pacific Tourism Links at SPTO Meetings in Vavaʻu

Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga – From 18–25 October 2025, American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...

Owner:  Pacific Tourism Organisation
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