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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Public Schools will resume on Monday. This is according to a public notice issued by the Department of Education. All Elementary and High School students are to report to their classroom on Monday, May 1. Early Childhood Education (ECE) will continue with virtual...
Flags flying at half staff at Port
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff — as seen in this Samoa News photos of the flags to the entrance of the Port of Pago Pago — since yesterday, Apr. 27 through today, Apr. 28 following an Apr. 26 order by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, “as a show of respect...
MMR VACCINE
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa now has two-laboratory confirmed measles cases and 49 probable cases, according to the latest data by Health Department released late Wednesday afternoon.  Meanwhile, all children 12 months and older are now eligible for 2 MMR doses. And the second...
Tapa’au Dr. Daniel Aga and others
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s unique relationship with the United States has attracted interest from law students at Georgetown University in the U.S and resulted in an invitation for Tapaau Dr. Dan Aga, director of the ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested, accused of assault and unlawful use of weapons. Mao Skelton has been charged with felony crimes of Assault in the first degree, unlawful use of weapons (2x) and prohibited weapons. Assault in the first degree is a felony punishable by...
U.S. Federal District Court House, Honolulu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man residing in Hawaii has pled guilty at the federal court in Honolulu to the theft of public money as well as passport fraud and the case is set for sentencing later this year, according to federal records, which show that this case was the result of a...
The Samoa Ministry of Health building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a measles outbreak declared in the territory, Samoa’s Ministry of Health has issued a new travel advisory for passengers from American Samoa entering the independent state of Samoa. The new travel requirements, outlined in the advisory issued late Tuesday afternoon...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Apr. 24 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga reminded cabinet members of the government policy pertaining to cash handling and daily deposits, but no explanation was available from the Governor’s Office as to the reason behind his new directive. In the memo, the...
American Samoa District Court
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manaia Su’a is being charged with possession of controlled substance, to-wit: methamphetamine (meth) in violation of drug laws of American Samoa. The alleged crime is said to have occurred on July 1, 2021, in Futiga, according to the court affidavit. Bail is set at $5,...
Amata with Admiral Michael Day and Lt. Commander Timothy Bonner.
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming progress for the recently introduced Coast Guard Authorization Act, which includes a legislative policy improvement she requested for U.S. Nationals working on U.S. flagged vessels, along with authorizing the Coast Guard’s next two years of functions...

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