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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata enjoyed welcoming American Samoa Homeland Security grants administrator Lisa Tuato’o during her visit to Washington, and met with her in American Samoa’s congressional office to discuss the year ahead funding and legislative priorities of the American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the American Samoa Government, is coordinating the 2019 BizFest and Cultural Festival - which will coincide with this year's Flag Day celebrations, a one-day event set for April 17th
The BizFest and Cultural Festival (set to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Day 2 of Sonny Tui's jury trial saw the first witness for the defense take the stand —± the defendant himself. The prosecution had called all four of its witnesses on the first day.
Tui, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $40,000 surety bond, is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A complaint by three American Samoans against ANZ Guam Inc., parent company of ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank, is moving forward after a federal court in Guam denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed early last year.
The six-page decision by US Chief Judge...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first ever Fautasi Heritage Symposium, set to be held next week at the Tauese P. F. Sunia Ocean Center is made possible through financial support from the Historic Preservation Fund, under the National Park Service.
The three-day event is co-hosted by the National...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who has a trio of pending cases — including one in the Family, Drug, and Alcohol (FDA) court — has been arrested once again. He made his initial appearance in District Court yesterday morning.
For this new matter, Apelu Pati is charged with one count of stealing,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is forecasted to decrease this year through 2022, according to the 2019 American Samoa Economic Forecast (ASEF) report which also revealed that by some estimates, Tropical Storm Gita early last year “caused as much as $...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man accused of using a sharp weapon to cause head injuries to a neighbor has pled guilty.
Fa’avae Tagaloa was initially charged with felony first degree assault, punishable by life in prison or at least 30 years in jail; but under a plea agreement with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News has been unable to confirm if a pricey work of art — assumed to be worth millions of dollars — was damaged during a mishap with heavy equipment owned and operated by Peter E. Reid Stevedoring at the main wharf in Fagatogo.
Samoa News understands that a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s Island Wide Clean-Up Committee is calling on the business community for help in cleaning and beautifying their respective place of business as the territory prepares for the 2019 Flag Day — a one day celebration set for Apr. 17th at Veterans Memorial...