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Pacific Academic Makes Big Hits Like Late Sporting Great Father

Pacific Academic Makes Big Hits Like Late Sporting Great Father

Source: Scoop Uperesa (Pago Pago, Fagatogo, Puapua, and Billings, Montana) said her award-winning book Gridiron Capital: How American Football Became a Samoan Game (2022) captures an important part of social life that she didnt see reflected in any of the (very ... While American Football took Lisa Uperesa's father around the

The man who defeated Biden: Jason Palmer, an unknown Democrat, makes people sit up and take notice

The man who defeated Biden: Jason Palmer, an unknown Democrat, makes people sit up and take notice

Source: Economic Times US primaries: American Samoa, which has a history of returning quixotic results, has done it again, giving the win to a little-known man and handing Biden a defeat. The outcome may not impact Biden much but it is unmistakably a blemish on his near-perfect Super Tuesday show.

Pacific and Caribbean states propose groundbreaking global shipping emissions levy

Pacific and Caribbean states propose groundbreaking global shipping emissions levy

Source: Marianas Variety News & Views Author: Rnz Pacific PAGO PAGO (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) -- Eight Pacific and Caribbean small island developing states are calling for a US$150 levy on each ton of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by the shipping industry. The new proposal is an increase from US$

Tropical cyclone alert for Southern Cook Islands

Tropical cyclone alert for Southern Cook Islands

Source: Marianas Variety News & Views Author: Rnz Pacific PAGO PAGO (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) -- A tropical cyclone alert is in place for the Southern Cook Islands. The tropical depression (TD06F) is expected to intensify into a category one tropical cyclone in the next 6 to 12 hours. It is expected

Mother who tried to stop a family fight ends up with injuries

Mother who tried to stop a family fight ends up with injuries

Source: Samoa News Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA -- On November 23, 2023, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a report claiming a man was assaulting his brother-in-law and as a result, he injured his mother. The defendant, Agape Faumuina, was arrested and charged with the following charges: Count 1: Private Peace

THS classes cancelled after alleged gun threats made on Facebook

THS classes cancelled after alleged gun threats made on Facebook

Source: Samoa News Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA -- On December 6, 2023, the ASDOE Director confirmed the cancellation of classes at Tafuna High School (THS). Parents were asked to hold all students at home and activate remote learning on Google Classroom. It was reported that a student had allegedly posted

Why does American Samoa only get $4.2 Million of the $20 million available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023?

Source: Samoa News Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA -- American Samoa's Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that it has been awarded 21% of the $20Mil made available by the Federal government under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. It is to be used to plan, develop and adopt two systems