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“A POTATO-SHAPED ROCK”, this is what deep sea mining is all about
Samoa News
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June 5, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory are estimated to contain large amounts of potato-shaped rocks filled with the building blocks for electric vehicles and other electronics. Deposits of these polymetallic...
Seabed mining proposal on agenda of Fisheries Council
Talanei
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June 5, 2025
When the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council convenes June 9–11 in Honolulu one of the issues on the agenda is seabed mining offshore American Samoa The Council will hear from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on a new...
Cook Islands under scrutiny as deep-sea mining debate shifts from green transition to militarisation
Te Ao Maori News
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This week, the Cook Islands came under scrutiny for excluding environmentalist groups from deep-sea mining consultations in Queensland, Australia. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to Pacific nations, but an escalating military buildup...
Former Gov. Lolo asks Amata to lead charge against deep-sea mining
Samoa News
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June 4, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appealed to Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata to consider the negative impact of deep-sea mining near the waters of American Samoa, and “lead our charge to ward off...
Congresswoman’s statement about seabed mining
Talanei
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June 3, 2025
There have been calls for Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has issued a statement concerning seabed mining. “The people are always my top priority, and I will always stand with you. We highly value our ocean and land, from the reefs to the...
State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - June 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 5, 2025
New York Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest" savings account...
Rep Malaeoletalu opposes seabed mining in any form
Talanei
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June 2, 2025
Fagatogo Representative Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr, Chairman of the House Committee on Ports and Transportation has declared he does not support any form of seabed mining in American Samoa’s waters. The Interior Department recently announced that...
US Democrats name NMI's Hix regional director
Marianas Variety
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Nola Hix THE Association of State Democratic Committees has appointed NMI Democrat Nola Kileleman Hix as the regional director for the U.S. Territories and Democrats Abroad, the Democratic Party of the NMI announced on Sunday. The NMI Democrats...
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...
2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp kicks off
Samoa News
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June 25, 2025
Pago Pago, American Samoa — The skies will soon be buzzing with excitement as the 2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp officially takes off. Organized by OceaniaCDN (OCDN) in partnership with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) and...
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...
Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening
Daily Herald - Utah
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Photo supplied, Intellectual Reserve Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 5, 2025....
Pacific News Briefs: Award-Winning Māori Short Film
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An award-winning short film, which honors the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Written and directed by Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou, Niue,...
The Fine Print, June 2025 - Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins
JD Supra - California
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June 28, 2025
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” and the “Act”)1 establishes a regulatory infrastructure for defining, managing, custodying and issuing a specific kind of cryptocurrency – “payment...
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...
Farmers.gov local dashboard adds new information to help producers
1340 AM WBIW - Indiana
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June 26, 2025
INDIANA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced significant updates and new features to its farmers.gov local dashboard, building on its mission to provide easily accessible, farmer-focused resources. These enhancements, stemming...
DOI streamlines offshore mineral polices
Talanei
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June 26, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced new policy steps to speed up the search and development of critical minerals offshore. DOI says these actions support the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen American leadership in this area by...
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,...
Interior Department Streamlines Offshore Critical Minerals Development Process
gCaptain
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June 25, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced new policy measures to accelerate the exploration and development of offshore critical minerals essential for the nation’s energy, technology, and defense sectors. These changes aim to streamline the...