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End-of-Year benefits plus regular pay for ASNAP participants
Samoa News
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August 29, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (From the DHSS Director’s Office, Thursday, August 28, 2025) Director Panisia Neueli is delighted to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS), approved our request to issue...
Capital Under Federal Occupation – Now What?
The Amherst Student - Massachusetts
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September 3, 2025
Growing up in Washington, D.C. creates a cache of memories where newsworthy national events juxtapose the mundanity of everyday life. An average 2021-asynchronous-learning-Wednesday ending with an insurrection to Barack Obama assisting in building...
Memorial service for Suzanne O to be held Friday
Samoa News
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August 28, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Officer Suzanne O who was lost in the line of duty on August 15, 2025 in Maui, leaves behind a legacy of courage, kindness, and deep devotion to others. The beloved daughter, sister, and dedicated public servant, was...
Samoa's voters weigh cost of living, blackouts and political turmoil ahead of election
Samoa News
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August 26, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoans are preparing to vote in crucial national elections on August 29, after its government collapsed amid political infighting. Muaautasi says ahead of the poll, there's one thing on voters' minds: the cost of...
ASNAP recipients to receive an extra $95 benefit
Talanei
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August 29, 2025
Participants of the American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program (ASNAP) will receive a one time payment of $95 in benefits next month. This will be in addition to their regular monthly benefits. Director of Human and Social Services Panisia Neueli...
Woman’s husband allegedly assaults her with her children watching
Samoa News
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August 27, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 11, 2025, a victim of an alleged domestic dispute contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and requested assistance. The suspect was later charged with: Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
A candidate's disregard for the law must not go unnoticed
Samoa Observer
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It was not a wise move on the part of Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) candidate for Falealili No. 1, Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo. He reportedly pressured the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) to begin counting special and...
Maui gathering raises money for family of Officer O
Samoa News
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August 26, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A plaque fixed to the front of a Maui Police Department vehicle on Monday, August 18, 2025, honored Officer Suzanne O, the first on-duty Maui police officer to die by gunfire in nearly 70 years. A fundraiser to help...
Samoa Airways to refurb Twin Otter after profitability swing
Ch-Aviation
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August 27, 2025
Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo) will send a second DHC-6-300 for extensive refurbishment to Canada later this year. This follows the airline's swing to profitability after eight years of consecutive losses. The carrier told local media that the...
Officer Suzanne O
The Maui News - Hawaii
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January 12, 1988 – August 15, 2025 Suzanne O, beloved daughter, sister, and dedicated public servant, was born on January 12, 1988, in Pago Pago, American Samoa, and passed away in the line of duty on August 15, 2025. Fluent in Samoan, Suzanne...
Top cop denies getting letter from Pago
Samoa Observer
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Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo denied receiving a letter from Avagafono Vaimaga Maiava, the Chairman of American Samoa's House Committee on Public Safety, Search and Rescue and Correctional Facilities, asking for evidence on claims...
Marshall Islands to fast-track new parliament
Marianas Business Journal
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BY GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands Correspondent MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The fire was still burning at the Marshall Islands parliament on Aug. 26 when the Marshall Islands Cabinet met in emergency session and approved a plan to fast-track the...
Big Tech put on alert over harms by chatbots
NRV News - Virginia
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August 30, 2025
Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 other attorneys general demanding Big Tech companies strengthen protections for minors exposed to artificial intelligence (A.I.) chatbots on their platforms. The letter warns...
Attorneys general urge Big Tech firms to increase protections for minors using AI chatbots
Prince William Reporter - Virginia
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August 29, 2025
Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a group of 43 other attorneys general in sending letters to major technology companies, including Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI. The coalition is calling for stronger safeguards to protect...
Honoring a hero: With heavy hearts, community celebrates the life of Officer Suzanne O
The Maui News - Hawaii
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The Kings Maui Hula Ministry performs a hula to “He Will Carry You” during a memorial service for Maui Police Officer Suzanne O on Friday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Photo courtesy Maui Police Department Hundreds of officers from agencies...
BVI suspends US-bound parcels as tariffs take effect
BVI News
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September 1, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on September 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM / The BVI Postal Service has announced the temporary suspension of all mail items containing goods bound for the United States and its territories, effective Friday, August 29, 2025. The...
'Super impressive' Julian Savaiinaea bulks up, breaks through on Arizona's defensive line
The Arizona Daily Star
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Julian Savaiinaea's hometown is Tafuna, American Samoa, but the Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman considers Honolulu home. Savaiinaea graduated from Saint Louis School in Honolulu, which is about a 10-minute car ride from where Hawaii football...
Virginia AG, 43 other attorneys general, warn Big Tech about harms caused by A.I. Chatbots
WDBJ7 - Virginia
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August 29, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general in a letter putting pressure on Big Tech companies to strengthen protections for minors exposed to artificial intelligence...
Update on Tafuna Soccer Stadium
Talanei
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August 25, 2025
The President of the Football Federation of American Samoa Faiivae Alex Iuli says there’s been slow progress on getting the new Tafuna Soccer Stadium project off the ground but construction should be underway in the next few months. The world...
Hirono, Tokuda, Case introduce resolution recognizing history, contributions, and significance of Maunaloa Observatory
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Maunaloa Observatory. PC: NOAA / gov US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and US Reps. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Ed Case (D-HI) introduced a resolution recognizing the history and important contributions of the Maunaloa Observatory (MLO) on Hawaiʻi Island....