July 2020
Heuter files new complaint over misuse of COVID-19 funding
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over the weekend, local resident, Steven Jay Pincus Hueter filed another official complaint through the U.S.
A Celebration of Life photo & caption
A Celebration of Life to pay tribute to Letini "Ricky" Fala Mauga was held recently in Hawaii for those unable to travel to American Samoa due to the COVID- 19 closed border.
Samoa Minister of Police calls for corporal punishment
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Minister of Police and Prisons says he wants to bring back corporal punishment for rapists.
Colonel from American Samoa graduates from U.S. Army War College
Ft. Shafter, HAWAII — Col. Kenneth Tafao Jr., U.S.
Hawaii hurricane warning now includes Maui, Kauai, and Oahu
Honolulu, HAWAII — Maui County is now under a hurricane warning as Douglas closes in on the islands early Sunday.
American Samoa lawmaker denies leaving quarantine
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa representative accused of leaving quarantine says he has not left his room since he and his wife were brought there.
American Samoa receives $4 Million Head Start grant
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed an education grant for American Samoa of over $4 million for Head Start. This federal funding is through the U.S.
Samoa Govt’s Facebook ban plan dangerous, says social media expert
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa government’s plan to ban Facebook ahead of the General Election next year is not only “dangerous” it encroaches on fundamental human rights around freedom of speech.