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American Samoa Election Results 2024

The team of Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr. topped the polls in the gubernatorial race yesterday winning 4,284 votes or 42.4% of the 10,113 votes cast. Incumbents Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and […]

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Amata congratulates winners in Guam & CNMI

Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has sent messages of congratulations to Congressman Jim Moylan of Guam, re-elected to a second term, and Congresswoman-elect Kimberlyn King-Hinds of CNMI. Due to the international dateline, these are the first two […]

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Midday election report

There was a complaint about a campaign sign being too close to the polling place in the Leone and in some polling stations, voters were turned away without voting because their names had been purged […]

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Start of Election Day 2024

There was a light drizzle as ballot boxes were loaded onto vehicles and transported from the Election Office in Tafuna to polling places across Tutuila. Just before 4 am in the Election Office conference room, […]

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Taulapapa Will Sword joins ASPA

After retiring from Pacific Energy last week, Taulapapa Will Sword started Monday as the Chief Engineer at the American Samoa Power Authority. Taulapapa spent 37 years working for the main fuel supplier in the territory […]

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Absentee ballots cast reach 1,210

The number of absentee ballots cast has reached 1,210 after poll workers, who will be overseeing the general election tomorrow, voted. There are 80 off-island absentee ballots included in that count. The Election Office will […]

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Joseph Nikolao, Sr. 1949-2024

By Johnny Victor Toma Joseph “Sefo” Nikolao was born on March 23,1949, in Moamoa, Samoa. He was raised in the village of Futiga, American Samoa. This was the first village where his parents, Nikolao Filipo […]

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