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Back to school driving hikes in Education and Communications group
Samoa News
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August 22, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The inflation rate for American Samoa at the end of the 2nd Quarter (April-June 2025) is currently 1.6%, which is an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the 1st Quarter. The largest expenditure group this quarter is...
ASTCA names new CEO
Samoa News
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August 22, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) has appointed Folasäitu Sorepa Fata Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer, who after more than 25 years of honorable service in the United States Army, returns...
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...
NZ Post services to US back 'within weeks'
Otago Daily Times
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August 25, 2025
NZ Post services to the United States should resume within weeks, as it figures its way through the Trump administration's tariffs. The postal service had temporarily suspended parcel services to the US because of confusion caused by the tariff...
Legislature on the hunt for ASEDA funding to finish Fono building
Samoa News
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August 21, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Legislative leaders are actively pursuing an additional $50,000 from the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) to bring the Fono building project to its much-anticipated completion. In January 2024, a...
Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining
The Maritime Executive
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[By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as...
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....
Op-ed: Reopening US Pacific marine monuments does not threaten pelagic ecosystems
SeafoodSource
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Ray Hilborn is a professor at the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, a member of the Science and Statistics Committee of the Western Fisheries Management Council, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the...
Election politics divides families: Fr Mosese
Samoa Observer
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Archbishop Mosese Tui says it would be a lie to say politics in Samoa leading up to the election was peaceful. He said politics has divided families and villages. Archbishop Mosese was speaking at a special televised programme of the Diocese of...
ASG provides info of where various offices have re-located during renovation of EOB
Samoa News
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August 19, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A detailed flyer has been released by the American Samoa Government (ASG) providing an overview of various new office locations while ongoing renovations at the AP Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei continue....
Where Can Americans Vacation Without Needing A Passport?
The Travel
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August 29, 2025
The summer is almost over, and plenty of American citizens have traveled abroad to faraway destinations to enjoy tropical weather, white beaches, and exotic food. Yet, many people decided to stay at home. Some of them may have done so simply...
Search called off for boy missing at Lealā Sliding Rock
Samoa News
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August 18, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Search and Rescue has officially suspended the search for a 15-year-old boy who went missing while swimming at Lealā Sliding Rock on Tuesday, last week. Utumoe Alefosio, the director of the Department,...
Local mechanics shop latest in rash of break-ins in Lions Park area
Samoa News
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August 18, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety is conducting an investigation into a burglary that occurred at a mechanics shop situated in Lions Park. During this incident, a government vehicle belonging to the Department of Search...
Attorney general coalition demanding companies end predatory AI interactions with children
DGR News
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A group of 44 Attorneys General are demanding that some major artificial intelligence companies stop making harmful content on their platforms accessible to children. The letter, sent to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Google, Luka Inc., Meta,...
Rep. Avagafono writes Samoa Police Commish re-drug comments
Talanei
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August 21, 2025
The Chairman of the House Public Safety Committee, Avagafono Vaimaga Maiava, has written to Samoa’s Commissioner of Police, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo, concerning statements attributed to Auapaau implying that American Samoa is the gateway for...
BVI Postal Service temporarily suspends mail to US & US territories
Virgin Islands News Online
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-Executive Order eliminates duty-free de minimis exemption ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Postal Service announced the temporary suspension of mail items containing goods bound for the United States (US) and its territories effective yesterday,...
Fallen Maui Officer Suzanne O remembered for her service, love and compassion
Maui Now - Hawaii
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August 30, 2025
Maui Police Spokesperson Alana Pico kneels to place flowers at a memorial fronting the Wailuku Police Station, honoring fallen officer Suzanne O. PC: (8.18.25) Wendy Osher Fallen hero, Maui Police Officer, Suzanne O was remembered as compassionate...
Saturday storylines: UA battles Hawaii in Dick Tomey Bowl, Cats celebrate Polynesian heritage
The Arizona Daily Star
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Five storylines ahead of Arizona football's season opener against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Saturday night in Tucson. On and off the field, Arizona and Hawaii are connected in many ways. Leading up to the first meeting between Arizona and Hawaii...
Hawai‘i federal lawmakers introduce resolution recognizing history, significance of Mauna Loa Observatory
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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August 30, 2025
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Reps. Jill Tokuda and Ed Case, all Hawai‘i Democrats, introduced a resolution recognizing the nearly 70-year history and important contributions of Hawai‘i Island’s Mauna Loa Observatory. Mauna Loa Observatory....
State AGs caution AI firms on child safety issues
WJTV - Mississippi
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August 25, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general warning major artificial intelligence companies to address the alarming reports of AI chatbots engaging in sexually...