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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man from Tafeta with a long criminal history entered into a plea agreement with the government last week during court proceedings before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea.
Mikaele Filisi, who is on probation, was initially charged with 4 misdemeanors including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of beating his wife to death during a domestic violence incident last week is now charged with first degree murder, a crime that carries a life imprisonment term. He’s also charged with attempted arson in the first degree, a felony, along with three...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has issued an exemption for StarKist Samoa — the largest local private employer with about 2,000 workers — and cadres of businesses from a provision of his COVID-19 emergency declaration and he has promised both federal and local support to all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To prevent the spread of the coronavirus and comply with the governor’s extended emergency declaration, ASG Tax Office is implementing a new policy for the distribution of tax refund checks, says ASG Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a.
Tax refunds distribution has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At a cabinet meeting last Friday morning with local church leaders, who were briefed on American Samoa’s response and action to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga declared that the government has no intention of prohibiting church services, which will be...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Due to the global coronavirus threat, Chief Justice Michael Kruse issued a Memorandum reference about COURTHOUSE WEDDINGS.
Owing to the uncertainty facing our community with the global spread of the novel coronavirus, all civil wedding ceremonies before the judges of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After deciding to err on the side of caution, Samoa News announced the cancellation last week of the upcoming March 25 Territorial Spelling Bee.
"It is with a heavy heart that Samoa News canceled the 2020 Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee in light of the risk to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A mother of three that authorities allege was beaten into a coma by her husband inside their home in Nu’uuli last Thursday morning has died, and the government will pursue a murder charge against the suspect.
Sources told Samoa News that the victim of the domestic...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaiian Airlines, in preparation for a 14-day government quarantine order for all Hawai‘i arrivals set to begin Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today announced it will maintain its regular flight schedule through Wednesday to allow guests to return home and to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Airways isssued on Monday (Samoa time) two only flights from Apia to Pago Pago to uplift American Samoans stranded in Samoa. Be aware, that the times and dates listed are Apia, Samoa time.
Samoa Airways will operate services from APIA to Am.Samoa ONLY on below...