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Amata speaks with White House OMB Director Mick Mulvaney at a Congressional Western Caucus meeting last week.  [courtesy photo]
BLUESKY COMMITS TO THE AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER RELIEF FUND — Tafuna, AS - In response to the recent major natural disasters in the United States, Bluesky has committed $500 to assist organizations who provide recovery and relief for the millions of Americans affected. A portion of the funds were...
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Samoa Sat night in Samoa, which was Friday night in Am. Samoa. [Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]
The quake had a depth of 32 kilometres and struck 192km south-west of Apia, in Samoa, the US Geological Survey said. The area forms part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates in the Earth's lithosphere meet and earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. Local reports say the...
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A 42-year-old man who was convicted for stealing more than $5,000 from his uncle’s bank account by stealing his uncle’s checks and forging his signature is going to jail. Paulo Lauti was initially charged with 5 counts of forgery, and 5 counts of stealing — all felonies. Each count is punishable by...
Dean Jay Fletcher was arrested in Pago Pago [RNZI]
Tongan authorities will continue to pursue an American man wanted for murder despite his United States release. An Hawaii court ordered the release of Dean Jay Fletcher who is alleged to have killed his wife in Vava'u. Mr Fletcher fled Tongan authorities to American Samoa where he was arrested last...
David Vaeafe plans to work with partner organizations like the New Zealand Cruise Association. [photo: Seatrade Cruise News]
David Vaeafe, executive director of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau, has replaced Tahiti’s Ollivier Amaru as chairman of the South Pacific Cruise Alliance and its headquarters will move from Papeete to Pago Pago. Capt. Amaru, president of the Tahiti Cruise Club which coordinates cruise...
Officials from the Medicaid State Agency, led by Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, recently returned from a trip to New Zealand, to assess the health care system and confirm processes for patient referral coordination to the Land of the Long White Cloud. Director of the American Samoa Medicaid...
Dean Jay Fletcher Fletcher was arrested in Pago Pago in early Sept. 2016 for illegally entering the territory without authority. [SN file photo]
Following a decision by the U.S. Secretary of State, the Honolulu federal court has born ordered to release “immediately” from US custody, an American citizen wanted in Tonga  for the alleged murder of his wife. As previously reported by Samoa News, Dean Jay Fletcher fled to American Samoa in his...
Clarence Rachel Recto Villanueva, 20, of Fagatogo, is currently studying forensic science and technology, and double minoring in biology and chemistry at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to being a full time student and working at the school, Clare interns at a research center that focuses on finding cures for pediatric brain tumors. See story for details.  [photo: courtesy]
Her name is Clarence Rachel Recto Villanueva but to family and friends, she's just “Clare.” The petite 20-year-old, a 2015 graduate of Samoana High School, is the daughter of Filipino immigrants Ariel and Gemma Villanueva who have lived in Fagatogo for more than a decade. Currently, Clare is...
Don't forget to drop off any nonperishable food items into one of the 55-gallon drums already set up in certain stores. Whatever you donate will be presented in form of a 'care package' for the more than 1,500 Starkist Samoa employees who will be without paychecks for 5 weeks when the cannery shuts down for upgrades later this month. The 'food drive' is a community service project spearheaded by Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr. and his family and the drive is extended through this coming Saturday.  [SN file photo
Collection of non-perishable food items for the Love Thy Neighbor efforts to assist the nearly 2,000 StarKist Samoa employees who will be without paychecks for 5 weeks was scheduled to end last Saturday but because of the overwhelming feedback, the food drive deadline has been extended to this...
Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]
Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has approved a rise in wharf charges but vetoed hiking the excise tax. They're among revenue bills sent to the fono for approval in the last session. The governor signed into law bills increasing wharf and dock charges and establishing a one percent alternative minimum...

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