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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The chapel at Manumalo Baptist Church was full of smiles — and tears — as parents, family members, and friends gathered yesterday morning to witness the graduation of eight seniors, the Class of 2019.
Paramount Builders, a local company, prides itself in promoting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Monday, at their headquarters in Nuuuli, Bluesky thanked American Samoa for two decades of support. The company opened its doors for business in 1999, offering premiere telecommunications services in and for the local community.
Over the years, Bluesky has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during Day Two of Manu Lefatia’s jury trial that ‘warning gunshots were fired’ by one police officer during a confrontation with Lefatia in Vaitogi — in an effort to get Lefatia to comply with his command.
Moreover, government witnesses identified Lefatia...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea said during an evidentiary hearing for Pisoma Kimo this week that documents presented to the court by an Immigration officer a few months ago regarding Kimo's immigration status were “fraudulent”.
Patea has left it up to the government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Traditionally held several days prior to each semester’s commencement ceremony, the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) graduate banquet gives each graduating class an opportunity to celebrate as a group the milestone in their lives of having earned their degrees and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA and partners have launched a new buoy in Fagatele Bay within NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the waters around a vibrant tropical coral reef ecosystem.
“This new monitoring effort in a remote area of the...
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement highlighting 50 years since the Apollo 10 astronauts came to Pago Pago after a successful mission that was instrumental in the U.S. Space Program’s rapid advances of 1969:
“On May 26th, we mark the 50-year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dozens of proud parents, family members, and friends gathered at Manumalo Baptist Church yesterday morning to witness the 8th grade graduation of 43 Flames who will now head to high school.
Local company Paramount Builders prides itself in promoting education and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jury instructions and opening statements for the jury trial of a man accused of taking police on a high-speed chase back in Dec. 2017 began yesterday in High Court.
Manu Lefatia, who has been in custody without bail since his arrest Jan. 2018 is charged with first-degree...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old man from Samoa who was convicted of unlawful possession of 2 glass pipes containing methamphetamine has told the court that he’s not a bad person.
Tinilau Malaesaili was ordered to serve 20 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) as a...