PAGO PAGO, American Samoa—Delegate Aumua Amata (R-A. Samoa) released the following statement last Thursday in honor of veterans for the 73rd anniversary of V-J Day, or Victory in the Pacific: “On Sept. 2, 1945, the world celebrated the end of World War II, and the Allied forces...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will lead a high-level U.S. government delegation to the 30th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Session on Sept. 4, 2018 in Nauru. After the forum, Zinke’s delegation will visit Papua New Guinea to meet senior officials in advance...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved $1,488,890 in fiscal year 2018 grants to combat invasive species and protect natural resources in American Samoa, Guam, the CNMI, the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the Freely Associated States of the Federated States...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—More than $1.34 million in fiscal year 2018 grant funding under the Coral Reef and Natural Resources initiative has been approved for the U.S. territories and the freely associated states. Office of Insular Affairs director Nik Pula was in American Samoa this...