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American Samoan Rowing youth shine at Sydney Rowing Camp
Samoa News
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October 8, 2024
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoan Rowing Association is proud to announce the successful participation of four youth rowers and one coach in a prestigious rowing camp held in Sydney, Australia. Athletes Deshawn Vaisagote, Tupulua...
A glimpse into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games - voices of athletes in Palau
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
2025 Palau Mini Games enters its fifth day of competition on Friday. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games The 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been a colourful affair so far, bringing together 23 Pacific nations to compete in a variety of...
Tahiti's golden run continues at Palau Mini Games
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
PNG’s weightlifting queen, Dika Toua, has claimed 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the Women’s 53kg category on 2 July. Photo: Team PNG Facebook The Tahitians have opened a wider gap between themselves and the rest of the pack on the medal table at the...
Nevada National Guard travels to Samoa for disaster response exercise
Samoa News
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March 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an effort to enhance disaster response and management capabilities, the Nevada National Guard (NVNG) is initiating a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) between the Samoa Disaster Management Office (DMO) and the...
NZ may help Pacific Islanders in the Middle East 'where feasible'
Samoa News
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June 24, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A spokesperson for New Zealand's minister of foreign affairs says where feasible, they may assist Pacific Islanders in the Middle East. The Defense Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New...
Day 4 at Pacific Mini Games: No new medals but Guam sees some wins
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s baseball and softball teams both won games at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau on the fourth day of the competition on Thursday, though no new medal was added to the three they got on Day 3 from weightlifter Chloe Santos. Santos got one gold...
Local 59-member delegation for XII Pacific Mini Games in Palau begin departing tonight
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following determined, last-minute efforts by American Samoa's national women’s softball and volleyball teams to raise the remaining funds for their airfares, a 59-member delegation is set to begin departing tonight to...
Catholic Church ordains new deacons
Talanei
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June 27, 2025
The Catholic Church in American Samoa celebrated the ordination of 12 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon on Friday, June 27. The deacons have successfully completed four years of study and pastoral work to be ordained. Both the deacons...
State’s fourth travel-related dengue virus case reported on Maui
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Aedes albopictus is a widespread invasive mosquito in Hawai’i. Photo Credit: James Gathany, CDC. The Hawai‘i Department of Health has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Maui, bringing the total number of dengue cases to four in...
Hawaii confirms 4th travel-related dengue case on Maui this year
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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March 11, 2025
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a new case of travel-related dengue on Maui, bringing the total so far this year to four. The latest case comes just a few days after the third case of 2025 — all of which were on Oahu — marking the...
The only US territory where residents are not granted birthright citizenship
The Mirror US
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June 26, 2025
While American Samoa has been US soil since 1900, it remains the only US territory where residents are not automatically granted citizenship at birth. People in all other four US territories - including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana...
International Bulldogs: Softball trio joins national teams for summer tournaments
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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June 27, 2025
Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific...
Hawaii confirms 3rd travel-related dengue case this year
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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March 6, 2025
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a new case of travel-related dengue on Oahu, bringing the total so far this year to three. The latest case comes about a week after the second case of 2025. Like the previous cases, DOH said this...
American Samoans fighting for U.S citizenship denied high court audience
Pacific News Service
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The U.S Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether American Samoans have full U.S citizenship at birth, a dispute that would have given the justices the opportunity to repudiate past rulings suffused with racist language that helped...
Arizona Wildcats land Bay Area running back Brandon Smith
The Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona's 2026 recruiting class Nathan Allen Position: Offensive line Height, weight: 6-5, 275 pounds Hometown (school): Carlsbad, California (Carlsbad High School) Dash Fifita Position: Linebacker Height, weight: 5-10, 185 pounds Hometown...
Janet Louise Dutton, 90
Titusville News-Journal - Pennsylvania
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Janet Louise Dutton, 90 A beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away in Safety Harbor, Florida on October 18, 2024. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Janet Louise Wallace moved to Titusville, PA as a young child, where she was raised by...
GAO: Guam's public debt at $2.5B, faces risks despite stable economy
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s public debt totaled $2.5 billion for fiscal 2023, a 4% drop from fiscal 2021, based on a newly released report of the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. The Government Accountability Office’s analysis of audited financial statements...
The few places where US citizens can travel to without a passport
AS
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March 4, 2025
As we start to put the winter months behind us, thoughts inevitable turn to sunnier climes, longer evenings and foreign flung destinations over the Easter and the hot summer nights. Although, it’s always advisable to have ones passport up to date,...
State confirms 6th travel-related dengue virus case in Hawaii for 2025
Hawaii News Now
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February 27, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oahu. This is the sixth case reported in Hawaii so far in 2025; one on Maui, five on Oahu. State officials said the affected...
Pacific island legislators agree to merge meetings to cut expenses and travel costs
The Pacific Island Times
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February 28, 2025
Guam Sen. Telo Taitague discusses her resolution with Pohnpei Sens. Dionisio Saimo and Edgar Lickaneth during the APIL board of directors' 64th meeting on Feb. 25 in Majuro, Marshal Islands. Photo courtesy of APIL By Pacific Island Times News...