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FY 2026 budget proposal reduced after salary adjustments for unconfirmed directors
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives has finalized the budget for the American Samoa Government for Fiscal Year 2026, resulting in a reduction from the initial budget proposal. The government initially proposed a budget of...
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How will the US government shutdown affect the Pacific?
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy...
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Marking anniversary of 2009 earthquakes and tsunami
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Today marks a solemn anniversary—16 years since two powerful earthquakes violently shook the waters between Samoa and American Samoa. These colossal tremors unleashed devastating tsunami waves that surged up to an...
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How to choose between Discovery Princess, Celebrity Edge and Oceania Riviera
Premium and luxury cruisers are going to be spoilt for choice this season. So we’ve put the three ships in these categories head-to-head so you can compare. Our verdict: These ships all offer terrific value, great food and entertainment. You can’t...
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Lori Dengler | The Kamchatka tsunami from a U.S. perspective
Safety in tsunamis is all about one issue — evacuation. The whole point of a tsunami warning system is to get people out of harm’s way before tsunami surges reach them. There are two big pieces to the evacuation problem: under-evacuation and...
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Governor explains his action on FY2026 budget bill
Governor Pulaaii Nikolao Pula says he signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget bill “not out of convenience but out of commitment to the wellbeing of our workforce and the stability of our homeland.” In an official statement on his action on the budget...
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ASDHS holds after-action report on needed updates to emergency ops
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Homeland Security held a final After-Action Report (AAR) meeting, yesterday morning, September 25, 2025, for its Hurricane Lala Table Top Exercise (TTX) that had identified 15 areas for improvement in...
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How will the US government shutdown affect Pacific?
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy...
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Trump isn’t cutting Pell Grants, after all …
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students. But college tuition has risen at roughly twice the...
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AS-DOE appoints new athletics director, while demoting Ta’ase
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Education has appointed a new Athletics Director. Tulaga Kevin Magalei has been selected by the Director of Education, Maefau Dr. Mary Taufete’e, as announced in a public statement....
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USPS: Territories must prepay customs duties on certain shipments
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EFFECTIVE Sept. 29, 2025, U.S. territories — including Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — must prepay customs duties on certain items shipped to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto...
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VOLCANO WATCH: The Wild Job Of HVO Field Technicians
(BIVN) – This week’s Volcano Watch article was written by Miki Warren, a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineer: The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors volcanic activity across the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa,...
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Paid maternity leave for ASG employees proposed in the House
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr has proposed a bill that would grant paid maternity leave to employees of ASG. According to the bill, to qualify for this benefit, employees must have been employed by the American...
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Beyond Fiji: Cruise ships branch out to new Pacific destinations
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Volcano Watch: The wild job of HVO’s technicians
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors volcanic activity across the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa, helping to ensure public safety and support scientific research. Behind the scenes, the work of field technicians is critical to this...
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Tauranga powerlifting coach joins NZ team
Tauranga powerlifting trainer Mike Jones will be one of 16 coaches wrangling 110 Kiwi athletes at the Oceania Regional Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships in Christchurch from November 17 to 20. Selected to be the assistant coach for the...
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Governor signs FY2026 budget bill into law
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula informed Fono leaders by letter Monday night that he has signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget bill into law. He said his office received the budget bill at about 3:34 pm Monday and despite only having a few hours...
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Daylight Saving Time ends soon: 3 things to do before clocks fall back
Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end soon, and there are three things you can do to prepare for the changing of your clocks. Daylight Saving Time 2025 ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m., a day earlier than last year. It’s the second earliest...
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Finafinau represents Am Samoa at STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders
Nadi, FIJI (September 2025) — Finafinau, American Samoa’s youth-led nonprofit for environmental stewardship and resilience, proudly represented the territory at the STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders Symposium in Nadi, Fiji. What...
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Fono approves, sends to Governor FY2026 budget bill
The House and Senate reached agreement Tuesday morning on a final version of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for ASG. At a conference committee the two chambers approved the House version of the budget bill. A reduction of $519,000 that the Senate...
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