Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Homeland Security -TEMCO is advising the public that the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) telephone #:699-3800 is currently not
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The Samoa government has issued a temporary ban on the exports of fresh taro to American Samoa.
![The destruction left in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita. [Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tonga%20gita%20house.jpg?itok=V2MEhx_o "The destruction left in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita. [Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller]")
Tongan disaster officials say 15 families remain in five evacuation centres after Cyclone Gita hit the islands of Tongatapu and 'Eua.
Today's leaders summit of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, or PNA, could herald a new era of cooperation in the Pacific's tuna fishery.
The Guam government is planning to implement a shorter working week from next week to overcome a budget shortfall.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police brutality and inhumane treatment inside the prison walls are some of the reasons why prisoners escape from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in
![Mua’iga Siatiu a.k.a. Povi [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Povi_0539web.jpg?itok=Qj9fT0Nh "Mua’iga Siatiu a.k.a. Povi [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since last year, Samoa News has received numerous complaints from the public, including family members of a 5-year-old girl — the victim of a sexually motivated
Matafao Elementary School vice principal Atalina Coffin (back row, second from le‑) with teachers and Special Education students from the Home of the Marlins yesterday during the opening ceremony
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Locally based Inter Island Airways’ request for financial assistance, through the federally funded American Samoa Venture Fund (ASVF) program,
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I le to’atele ai o ni isi o le atunu’u o lo o fa’asea i le auala na fa’atinoina ai e le malo asiasiga o a latou meatotino sa fa’aleagaina i le ‘afa o Gita i le masina na te’a nei, o le vaiaso nei n