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Second Annual Drone Camp kicks off
Talanei
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June 25, 2025
The 2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp to promote Steam Education,(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), and build local skills in the use of drones opened Tuesday. It’s organized by Oceania CDN in partnership with the American Samoa...
Government leaders oppose deep-sea mining near AS
Talanei
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June 23, 2025
Key leaders of the American Samoa Government have united in opposition to the proposal for deepsea mining in waters near American Samoa. A press release from the Governor’s Office says that on Friday, June 13, key leaders of the American Samoa...
Pacific news in brief for 25 June
RNZ
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June 25, 2025
Photo: 123rf American Samoa - mining Leaders in the American Samoa government have expressed their opposition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed commercial leasing of the territory's exclusive economic zone. They said this was in...
NOAA budget mirrors Trump plan, reduces spending and staff
USA Today - Virginia
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A new budget document from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spells out in detail what many scientists and researchers both in and out of the federal government have feared since a White House budget proposal in the spring. If...
Fisheries Council holds community meetings in territory
Talanei
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June 23, 2025
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is coming to American Samoa to hear directly from the people who know the ocean best—the local fishermen. Through a series of community meetings, the Council aims to gather first-hand...
Finafinau represents Am Samoa at 3rd U.N. Ocean Conference
Samoa News
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June 25, 2025
Nice, FRANCE — From June 2- 13, 2025, the city of Nice, France, hosted the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a global summit dedicated to the sustainable management and protection of the world’s oceans. Representing American Samoa,...
ASCC Strengthening Institution Program offers free college placement training
Samoa News
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June 17, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Strengthening Institution Program (SIP) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) seeks to significantly increase the number of high school graduates to prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education....
Fish die-off reported in Pago Harbor
Samoa News
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June 16, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Sunday, June 8th, a local resident reported the discovery of approximately 300 dead fish floating by the marina at Pago Pago Harbor. The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) responded by dispatching a...
Regional fishery management council appointments announced
National Fisherman - Alaska
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June 30, 2025 The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday announced the appointment of 20 new and returning members to the nation’s eight regional fishery management councils, a key step in the federal effort to manage and protect marine resources...
Palau Games are on
The National
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IT was a rainy evening in Koror, Palau, as Team PNG athletes and officials marched into the Palau National Stadium on Sunday evening (June 29) for the opening ceremony of the Pacific Mini Games. Twenty-two other countries and territories in the...
Justin Tuiasosopo completes term as CEO of Bluesky
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of Bluesky Communications since 2021, Justin Tuiasosopo, ends his tenure as head of the local telecommunications company today, June 30. A press release from Bluesky says Tuiasosopo’s contract as CEO has reached its...
Caution called for on Pacific Garbage Patch cleanup
Samoa News
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June 13, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An expert says there is pushback from environmental groups when it comes to cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Bradley Nolan, waste management adviser at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...
ASG requesting $15Mil financial assistance from local ARPA Office
Samoa News
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June 13, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has requested $15 million from the Office of the American Samoa Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in financial assistance due to financial uncertainties resulting from internal and external fiscal...
New report alleges Impossible Metals’ claims are scientifically baseless
Samoa News
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June 12, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA [Monday, 9 June 2025, 8:23 pm] — A new report launched today reveals that the deep sea mining plans of California-based company Impossible Metals pose serious environmental risks, despite the company’s claims of...
Local fishing fleet appeals to StarKist for a partnership of co-operation
Samoa News
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June 12, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tautai-O-Samoa Longline & Fishing Association president, Krista Haleck, has penned her disappointment with StarKist Samoa following a recent meeting with the company’s procurement team. The June 3, 2025, letter was...
Leone High School 2025 Commencement graduates 113
Samoa News
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June 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The pride of Leone High School roared once more as 113 graduates took center stage in a spectacular graduation ceremony held this morning at the school's gymnasium — the beloved Home of the Lions. The LHS Class of...
Free College Placement Training at ASCC
Talanei
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June 17, 2025
The Strengthening Institution Program (SIP) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) aims to significantly increase the number of high school graduates prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The SIP is offering a free...
Open Letter: An Epilogue – A Call to Organize
Talanei
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June 17, 2025
To the Members of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF), Over the past several months, I have shared with you four open letters detailing the governance and management challenges within our Fund. These letters were not...
Comment period for deepsea mining request begins today
Talanei
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June 16, 2025
The 30-day comment period for the Request for Information and Interest (RFI):Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore American Samoa, begins today. The public notice on the deepsea mining proposal was posted today on the...
Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...