August 2020
LBJ puts its first COVID-19 testing machine online
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With an operational COVID-19 testing machine now online, the LBJ Medical Center is able to conduct virus testing with just over 200 samples already tested and a
US Postal Service launches new Election Mail website
Honolulu, HAWAII — The U.S.
Asian Development bank signs $1.5million grant to help fund Samoa's COVID-19 response
Apia, SAMOA — The Government of Samoa this week signed a $1.5 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help fund the country’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Two men arrested at traffic stop — one charged and one released
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a traffic stop last month. Both were booked and confined at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
Flooding near Golf Course worse since work on drainage & fence
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Heavy rain during the early morning hours on Monday this week caused severe flooding in pocket-areas across the island including this secondary road at the lowe
Both Nat'l Conventions highlight need for voting rights in territories
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, when the delegate counts for the party's next presidential nominee were read out, the DNC touted its roll cal
C.J Construction crew photo & caption
Crew from the C.J Construction posed for a Samoa News photo on Wednesday during a brief break from their work — construction of a rock-wall between the Tafuna Community Health Center and the ASG qu
Family fight could have become deadly for someone — with a firearm in play
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of firing a .38 special handgun near his father and sister during a verbal altercation is now in custody after he was arrested last week at his ho