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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — What was supposed to be a fun outing at the Pala Lagoon Swim Center turned out to be a nightmare for the family and friends of an 8th grader from Pava'ia'i Elementary School after a drowning accident resulted in her untimely death.
Samoa News was at the LBJ Hospital...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lewis Lokeni, 31, has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs after his 1-year-old son was admitted to the LBJ Hospital for methamphetamine intoxication.
Lokeni, who is not new to the court system, made his initial appearance in District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who failed to keep his promise that he would never use drugs anymore was back in High Court yesterday morning, after he was arrested this past Monday on a bench warrant issued by the court last month after he failed to appear twice.
Fa’aili Mata'u, a.k.a ‘Whistle...
SACRAMENTO, CA —Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced this week that SBA will close its Tafuna Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 22.
“SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata have asked a federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah to allow them to intervene in a citizenship lawsuit filed there by three people who were born in American Samoa.
The plaintiffs — John Fitisemanu, Pale Tuli and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata gave a commencement speech highlighting the importance of technology education to the skills and jobs of the future.
Speaking on the striking growth of cyber and other technology in our expanding economy, she congratulated graduates at the Virginia...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fight between members of a youth gang in Pago Pago early Sunday morning landed one man in the hospital with severe neck injuries. Meanwhile, police are trying to wrap up their reports for an arrest warrant for two gang members believed to have been the ones who caused...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines will be reverting back to its regular schedule early next month, now that the Instrument Landing System (ILS) is back in service at the Tafuna airport.
Hawaiian retimed its Pago Pago flights to arrive and depart during daytime hours on Tuesdays and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old male accused of disturbing the peace at the Bowling Alley parking lot Sunday afternoon made his initial in District Court yesterday morning, where he entered a not guilty plea to the single charge of public peace disturbance.
Isaiah Rea is being represented...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman accused of threatening her ex-husband and another female was arrested and held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await her first court appearance.
Mariaiva Ma’alona made her initial appearance before District Court Judge Pro Temp, Gwen Tauiliili-...