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A trio of Bulldogs will play with their respective national teams this summer beginning on June 27. Incoming signee Peja Goold will pitch for Colombia at the Pan American Championships, alumnus Chloe ...
The Arizona Wildcats picked up a commitment Monday night from Polynesian defensive lineman Kaisi Lafitaga. Lafitaga took his ...
The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor off the coast of American Samoa. The Interior Department announced late ...
President Trump, after signing an executive order to boost American Samoa's fishing industry, inquired about being "royalty" upon receiving a traditional garland. The executive order, titled ...
In 2016, the American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee (ASREC) set a goal to meet 100% of American Samoa’s energy from renewable energy resources by 2040, primarily with solar energy.
American Samoa has one tuna cannery but used to have four; the last closure was in 2016, eliminating hundreds of jobs. The remaining cannery is owned by the South Korean firm StarKist.
Aumua Amata — American Samoa’s delegate to the U.S. House — and government officials on the islands oppose birthright citizenship because of potential impacts on the culture.
As the leaders of the 18 members of Pacific Island Forum (PIF) convened in Tonga this week, one central agenda item was the status of Guam and American Samoa. As unincorporated territories of the ...
Dutch-American soccer coach Thomas Rongen has officially been announced as the new head coach of the American Samoa national team as they prepare for the Oceania Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Apr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also ...
American Samoa’s government cites other studies that have mixed appraisals of the effectiveness of large, deep ocean “blue water” sanctuaries compared to those focused on reefs and seamounts.