July 2020
This week ends repatriation flights for local residents stranded in Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Sunday’s cabinet meeting, Gov.
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting his brother — but that’s only part of the story
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 54-year-old Tongan national accused of assaulting his own brother with a machete four years ago is now in custody after he was arrested last week.
Territorial Bank of American Samoa announces an alternative to FDIC
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa announced on Friday that effective immediately all commercial and consumer deposit accounts participate in a unique progr
Fono News Briefs
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s nomination of Mitzie Jessop-Taase for Attorney General of American Samoa was approved by the Senate last week by a unanimous vote of 16-0.
Amata cosponsors bill to provide COVID-19 benefits to military families
Washington, D.C.
Cool Stuff: Niko Jones— A young man who seized the opportunity
Honolulu, HAWAII — Last year's Olympic Qualifying Ocean 7s was an amazing almost magical event to cover.
Very few American Samoa workers qualified for fed unemployment
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the 820 applications by local workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic that completed the review by the ASG Human Resources Department (ASG-DHR), only 37 of
Suigaula o le Atuvasa photo & caption
Ua leai se fale fa’atali pasi i le nofoaga i Utulei, e lata ane i le Fale Samoa i le Suigaula o le Atuvasa.
Pasia le pili e faia ai suega mo fanau laiti e aunoa ma le ioe i ai o matua
Pago Pago, AMERIKA SAMOA






![Vice Ranking Member Amata with Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Dr. Roe, Rep. Gus Bilirakis and other Committee leaders. [File photo] Amata with members of the House Armed Services Committee](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/vice_ranking_member_amata_at_a_capitol_press_conference_in_support_of_veterans_with_chairman_mark_takano_speaking_ranking_member_dr._phil_roe_other_leaders_of_the_veterans_committee.jpg?itok=nKkme603)
![New Zealand star, Tim Mikkelson, cheers on young Niko Jones as he is about to score his first ever try in an All Blacks 7s jersey at the Oceania 7s Championships, Olympic Qualifying Event, Day 2, ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji. [Photo 11/8/19 by Barry Markowitz, courtesy Vodafone Samoa & Bluesky Communications] Tim Mikkelson, cheers on young Niko Jones](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cool_stuff_niko.jpg?itok=7MvGJLnJ)
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga hopes that appropriate changes will be made allowing all of the local people who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic to qualify for the two programs. [SN file photo] Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lolo_speech_47.jpg?itok=5hmmMbhe)

