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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new Amici Curiae” brief in the citizenship case claims that while they are respectful of American Samoa’s leaders, granting US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa — who are currently considered US nationals — will not imperil the Samoan culture nor will it...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested last Friday night after police found 6 hand rolled marijuana cigarettes inside his vehicle during a routine traffic stop — he was observed not wearing a seatbelt.
Lomitusi Savea, who is on probation for a drug conviction 4 years ago made his initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Take a virtual field trip into the depths of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) on May 20th.
NMSAS said its science team would be co-hosting a “Live Virtual Event in collaboration with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants' online educational platform...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 27-year-old man who was picked up pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court, on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a store in the Tafuna area and stole several items including electronics accessories; two speakers; a laptop and several power tools is now...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is reporting that the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program continues to advance with a new week’s data reported. American Samoan businesses have now successfully acquired 87 PPP loans totaling approximately $5 million, and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently that American Samoa was selected to receive a $300,000 grant to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program.
Nationwide, more than 151 communities have been selected...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Social distancing protocol is being observed by a group of people around 8:15a.m yesterday as they were waiting outside of the Health Department’s compound in Fagaalu to get their health card.
Samoa News got a call before 8a.m about the large crowd gathering at this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Besides bringing in more personal protective equipment (PPE), a military flight last Friday also brought along members of the US Army Medical Corps as well as Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga who had been stranded in Honolulu since March.
The four-member Medical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police arrested three people over the weekend on allegations that they failed to comply with the requirements set by the government during the Governor’s declaration for the COVID-19 enforcement.
The three people arrested include a businessman who owns a beauty salon in...
Seattle, WASHINGTON — A Samoan woman, residing in Tacoma, Washington, who pled guilty early this year to federal charges, told federal investigators that during the time she was a letter carrier for the US Postal Service, she discarded more than 200 letters into a garbage dumpster, according to an...