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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There has been no real update on the immigration status for Keneti Filisi, currently in custody on a 'no bail' status at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
The matter was on the District Court calendar last Thursday, where it was revealed that although Filisi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News received several phone calls last week, from local pet owners, airing out their frustrations over what they call the 'unprofessional' and 'unreliable' services of the new Dept. of Agriculture veterinarian, Dr. Kenneth Lameta.
Samoa News understands that the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa announced the appointment of Erika Radewagen, president of the American Samoa Swimming Association, to its advisory council. She will be a primary member and serve as the representative for the Research seat.
“The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Associate Justice Fiti Sunia has taken under advisement a motion for a new trial from Thomas Siaumau, who was sentenced to 30 years last week, after being found guilty by a jury last month for shooting at a police vehicle with a police officer inside it, on the night of...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Aumua Amata highlighted the Taiwan Relations Act, and gave remarks at a Capitol event celebrating 40 years of this important legislation last week.
“The United States has a robust friendship with Taiwan, and it’s important to all of us in the vast Pacific region,”...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Near the end of the spring 2019 semester, the automotive instruction program at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), which falls under the institution’s Trades & Technical Department (TTD), received a major boost when the local branch of the United States...
![North Korean cargo vessel Wise Honest coming into Pago Pago harbor. [photo: Samoa News]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_n_korean_vessel.jpg?itok=Nw1u3GMj "North Korean cargo vessel Wise Honest coming into Pago Pago harbor. [photo: Samoa News]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA (AP) — A North Korean cargo ship seized by the U.S. because of suspicions it was used to violate international sanctions arrived Saturday at the capital of this American territory.
The Wise Honest was slowly towed to the port of Pago Pago Saturday morning and docked at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old man who was convicted of stealing - and later selling - a tool box containing tools belonging to a mechanic, has been ordered to pay a $1,000 fine as a condition of his 7-year probation sentence.
Fred Logolelei was convicted of stealing, a felony punishable...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is an original co-sponsor of two fishing-related bills examined in a Natural Resources Committee hearing, and co-sponsored another Pacific bipartisan bill on education policy. The hearing of the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife is an important...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The South Pacific Tourism Organisation has a new chairperson, he is David Vaeafe, the Executive Director of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau.
The announcement was made this week after the SPTO board met in Auckland ahead of the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) which...