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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old uncle accused of inappropriate touching will fight the allegations against him at trial. Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant to protect the identity of the victim.
According to the government’s case, the defendant is accused of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Historic Preservation Office (ASHPO) has moved in and occupied part of the ground floor of a new glass building in Fagaima, , although the building is still under construction.
Historic Preservation, which has been headed by Letitia Peau since the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 34-year-old man from Samoa who was convicted for violating the drug laws of the territory was ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its border, as a condition of his 5-year probation sentence.
Fereti Alalatoa, who has been in custody since his arrest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at a Senate session last week, Sen. Fai’ivae Iuli Godinet said the government has contracted a company to start removing a fishing vessel which has been grounded on the reef off Leone since early last year.
The Fofo senator said the contractor is to begin work...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two high school students accused of stoning a police car while cops were driving to the Leone Substation from Malaeloa last week appeared in District Court yesterday morning for their preliminary examination election.
The government's case against Jeremiah "Joe" Moe...
Washington, D.C. — Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, today announced the Coral Reef and Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative open for applications from the U.S. Insular Areas. The goal of the CRNR Initiative is to improve the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) and American Samoa Community College (ASCC) - Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division conducted a special pesticide applicator training program specifically for Chinese farmers from March 4th...
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a federal health care grant for American Samoa from the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.
This discretionary grant of $259,100 is designated to the American Samoa Department of Health through the Centers for Disease...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Six food commodities — chicken legs, taro, ice cream, eggs, mayonnaise and butter — contributed to the decrease in the Basic Food Index (BFI), according to the Commerce Department, which released last week Friday, the February 2019 BFI, which covers the monthly survey of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In what has seem to be a common occurrence in recent weeks — people being released on their own recognizance or placed on probation one day, and arrested the next day or a few days later — Judge Elvis P. Patea is sending a clear message: follow the court's orders or go...