Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court issued a bench warrant last week for a defendant who is accused of disobeying conditions of his probation.
The Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing for Philip Mavaega was scheduled for last Friday, after the Probation Office filed a revocation motion in court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is accused of breaking into — and stealing — from a home in Nuuuli two months ago was arrested earlier this month. Faamatala Kitiona is charged with second degree burglary and stealing, both felonies; along with trespassing — a class A misdemeanor.
At initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASPA plans to replace all 6,000 old inefficient streetlights around the territory with new low wattage LED streetlights. There are already some installed along the Industrial Park & Lions Park road. Some will have 2 bulbs for main roads and most will be single bulbs...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the three inmates convicted of assaulting another inmate inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in October of 2018 was sentenced by the High Court yesterday morning to serve 5 additional years.
In delivering his decision, Chief Justice Michael Kruse...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 70-year-old man who went to a local store with his wife earlier this week got the scare of his life when a belt he tried on, got stuck and slowly cut off his circulation.
“It could have been much worse,” the frantic man told Samoa News last week.
Not wanting to be...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a $235,000 federal health grant to fund the hearing program for newborn babies.
This grant is designated for the American Samoa Department of Health’s Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention efforts. The funding was a discretionary...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Tuesday the 25th of February the local Auxiliary flotilla installed new officers. The ceremony was held at the Gataivai terminal conference room. The officers for 2020 are: William Sword – flotilla commander; Michael McDonald – vice commander; Terry Shimasaki –...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man was charged last week in District Court after he allegedly stabbed another man at a friend’s house. The victim sustained wounds on his left arm and was admitted to the surgical ward because the knife blade penetrated the joint area of his arm.
During...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s food and security commission is gathering additional information and seeking “data” from its public and private partners to complete its report on the security of food and water for American Samoa for submission to the Governor’s Office for review.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa government owned MV Fotu-O-Samoa was at the inter island dock yesterday morning upon arrival from Apia, with cargo only and no passengers.
The vessel was scheduled to sail to Manu’a either late Thursday afternoon or night with urgent supplies and other cargo...