August 2020
Alcohol implicated in two recent domestic violence cases
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men arrested and charged for disturbing the peace inside their homes by assaulting their wives and making unreasonable noise told investigators that the all
StarKist supports “strong emphasis” on seafood in new govt report
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Co., owner of StarKist Samoa cannery in American Samoa, is supportive of the Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee w
ASG accused of having no repatriation plan
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Representative Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr, chairman of the House Health Committee says the government is lacking any plan to
Advertisement on Samoa's clock tower called 'disrespectful'
Apia, SAMOA — The use of the iconic clock tower in Samoa's capital, Apia as a giant billboard for a telecommunications company has been called disrespectful.
Guam remains under "stay-at-home" order and primaries cancelled
Guam's Governor has extended her lock-down order for another week and cancelled primary elections as the US territory continues to see a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Lauli’i Elementary School students photo & caption
Lauli’i Elementary School students from Level 1 to Level 6 during a siva on Wednesday following their participation in a two-week awareness program for the Drug Free Sua County Coalition held at La
ASCC Apprentice Workforce program works with Tradesmen Board to facilitate licensing
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Apprentice/Workforce Development (AWD) program, now offered for the seventh continuous year by the Trades & Technical Department (TTD) at the American S
House hears the many obstacles to ‘bringing our people home”
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Coronavirus Task Force is taking it one step at a time to find ways to bring local residents stranded in Hawaii and the mainland back home wi
Alliance launches an online petition supporting repatriation flight
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “Tagata Tu Fa’atasi Alliance” group has launched an online petition calling on Gov.



![[SN file photo] Cans of StarKist tuna](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/starkist-cans_8.jpg?itok=24JE3UH8)
![Representative, Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr [photo: Manu'atele Community] Rep. Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/rep._vesi.jpg?itok=IEsBeBvv)
![Governor Lou Leon Guerrero [photo: GuamNews] Governor Lou Leon Guerrero](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/four_col_guam_gov_guerreroweb.jpg?itok=s6hJol6p)

![Fred Suisala (foreground), Program Director of the ASCC Trade & Technical Department, drops in on one of this semester’s Architectural Drafting and Technology (ADT) classes. ADT is one of the many areas of study offered by the ASCC Apprenticeship/Workforce Development program, which has recently entered into an agreement with the ASG Tradesmen Board to streamline the process by which local tradespersons can acquire their licenses. [Photo: J. Kneubuhl] Fred Suisala (foreground), Program Director of the ASCC Trade & Technical Department and Architectural Drafting and Technology (ADT) students](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc-awd_license_pr.jpg?itok=W4x_I0yo)
![Members of the American Samoa Coronavirus Task Force appeared before the House Health Committee this week to discuss the issue of a second medical flight to evacuate patients for off island treatment and to bring home local residents stranded off island. Chair of the Task Force did not appear, with no explanation offered. He’s the only one with info on a possible 2nd charter flight, according to Dr. John Tufa, a member of the Task Force. [photo by AF] COVID-19 TASK FORCE MEMBERS AT FONO](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/task_force_0285.jpg?itok=h_5ajtEu)
![Petition and documents presented to faipule from TTFAAS yesterday, Thursday morning. [courtesy photo] Stack of documents presented to faipule.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/petition_photo.jpg?itok=--oJ0Wej)