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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A brief ceremony was held earlier this week at the DOE conference room to award ASG scholarships to several recent ASCC graduates, who are pictured with ASG Scholarship Board chairman Senator Faiivae Godinet; co-chairperson Donna Gurr; and DOE director Dr. Ruth Matagi-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Interviews started last Friday for the 159 applicants who passed the census test for part-time jobs as field enumerators for the 2020 American Samoa Census. This is according to local Census Area Manager Meleisea Vai Filiga.
As previously reported by Samoa News, the ASG...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just a week before Christmas at Paradise Pizza in Nuuuli, more than a dozen local cancer patients and their family members got an early Christmas gift in form of cash, from the Galea'i Peni Poumele Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization which was founded in 1992 by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa joins Christians around the world to celebrate the birth of Christ. While Christmas has passed in other parts of the world including our neighbors Samoa and other South Pacific countries the spirit of the season is still strong.
Christmas is a special day...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the sentencing of a man from Samoa convicted of violating local drug laws, the court said the only option in cases like this, is to send the culprits back to their countries, to save local resources.
Mataese Aleki, a citizen of Samoa, was in custody for over 12...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pittsburgh-based StarKist Co., owner of StarKist Samoa cannery, has expressed appreciation to the US Congress as well as American Samoa leaders for moving forward the legislative process and final approval of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit. It however...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the territory on the verge of the Christmas-New Year’s holiday, Monday was government payday, but those who have direct deposit received their money over the past weekend.
ASG retirees, who usually receive their benefit checks at the end of the month, received their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A former employee of HU’s Store in Tafuna convicted of stealing from the company has been ordered to pay $2, 513.04 restitution as a condition of his 5-year probation.
Tavita Aloese, who was out on bond, appeared in court last week for sentencing.
He was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A female probationer was arrested and taken into custody two weeks ago.
Luisa “ISA” Allan made her initial appearance before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea and bond is set at $5,000. She is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of methamphetamine; and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday, the Dept. of Human and Social Services (DHSS) began issuing vouchers for the Additional Supplemental Disaster Recovery Assistance (ASDRFA) Program for local residents who were affected by Tropical Cyclone Gita.
The program, according to DHSS director...