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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 33-year-old man accused of burglarizing a warehouse and a store in the Tafuna area — and stealing items — told the court that the allegations against him are true during a Change of Plea hearing last week.
Henry Poulima was originally charged with first-degree burglary...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In response to the usual busy travel season, Hawaiian Airlines is adding a dozen extra flights for the summer.
The Honolulu-based carrier currently operates two weekly flights on Mondays and Thursdays — arrival and departure at night — out of Pago Pago.
Hawaiian...
Salt Lake City, UTAH — At the conclusion of the 189th Annual General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build eight new temples. This brings the total number of operating temples (162) and temples announced or under...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government's case against a local Gospel musician and former music teacher at Leone High School (LHS) — accused of allegedly having a sexual relationship with a male student who later contracted a sexually transmitted disease — was dismissed with prejudice by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Parents of some of the teens detained at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) in Tafuna are calling out to Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson, to take quick action in resolving a two-month-old problem: a shortage of officers for the JDC at night.
Samoa News was told...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “A celebration of our cultural diversity and heritage” was organized at Fatuoaiga Montessori by school administrators; the Parent/Teacher Association (PTA); and supporters during the school’s International Day last Friday.
At the start of the program, Br. Donald Texeira...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “inability” of StarKist Inc., to pay $100 million as proposed by the US Department of Justice has been raised in the latest court filings in the federal government’s criminal case against the owner of StarKist Samoa.
The revelation was made in separate filings on Mar...
Washington, D.C. — Last week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in two hearings of the full Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, including an examination of President Trump’s budget request for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) with VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, and an update on the VA’s efforts...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting an assessment regarding an incident that happened at the Pago Pago International Airport last Thursday, whereby a Hawaiian Airline passenger who was waiting to board the flight was rushed to the LBJ Hospital after...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court has granted permission for defendant Faamalologa Eniata a.k.a. Malologa Leulu to travel off island to attend family matters. Travel dates are April 7-11
Eniata appeared in court Thursday morning for two separate cases. The first case includes charges of third...