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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who allegedly slashed two tires on his wife's truck has been arrested and charged with third degree property damage.
Michael Adams made his initial appearance in District Court this past week, where he entered a 'not guilty' plea to the single charge against him....
Washington, D.C. — Aumua Amata took part in a Joint Senate/House veterans hearing, attended by hundreds of veterans at the U.S. Capitol. She also welcomed passage of a bill containing better Pacific volcano monitoring, and studying the possibility of future observatories in American Samoa, Guam...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Business & Professional Women (BPW) of Pago Pago collaborated with the Business Department at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to present the lunchtime seminar “Make That Job Yours!” on Thursday, Feb. 21.
ASCC Business majors and other students, along...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 27-year-old man who was convicted of giving marijuana cigarettes to a high school student was ordered by the court to immediately depart the territory, and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his probation term, which is 12 years.
Tavita Mariota, who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Day three of the case against Thomas Siaumau saw the government call only one witness to the stand — DPS evidence custodian, Officer Zenophia Jennings, who has been on the police force for over 15 years, with four of them as Evidence Custodian.
The focus of day three was...
Washington, D.C. — A US Coast Guard vessel for border protection, extending a federal tax credit to benefit the canneries, federal cabotage policy and education improvements are among other priorities that American Samoa shared — via a written statement from Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga — with the US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Simanu Tofa was sentenced this past Monday following a plea agreement that was accepted by the District Court.
Tofa, charged in three separate criminal matters, not including an order to show case for probation revocation and a High Court case that is set to go to a jury...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A group of sports officials, representatives from the Missouri Valley College (MVC) visited American Samoa this week for recruiting purposes, to give local student-athletes the opportunity to come to their school.
The group was led by Greg Silvey, the director of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s Office released Thursday night a statement — all in Samoan — from Lt. Gov. Lemanu Sialega Palepoi Mauga, who is also the acting governor, on “the matter of Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s condition”, but the statement didn’t provide any specific details.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Argosy University’s participation in the student financial aid — Title IV — programs has been terminated by the US Department of Education, which gave an effective date of Feb. 27th, which is also the date of a USDOE letter to Mark E. Dottore, the federal court-appointed...


![Congresswoman Amata with Chairman Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator from Georgia, at the Senate/House veterans hearing. [photo: courtesy] Congresswoman Amata with Chairman Johnny Isakson](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_and_jackson.jpg?itok=e0P-f4hM)
![Nadine Solofa-Taufa’asau (right), store manager of Neil’s ACE Home Center, talks with ASCC student and Business Ambassadors of ASCC (BAOA) member Epifania Petelo in front of the Business & Professional Women (BPW) of Pago Pago banner following a seminar held at ASCC last week. The seminar on job interview etiquette was a collaboration between BTW Pago Pago, the ASCC Business Department, and BAOA. [photo: J. Kneubuhl] Nadine Solofa-Taufa’asau (right), talks with ASCC student](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc_-_bpw_seminar.jpg?itok=VzCqrMpL)

![IN CUSTODY. The jury trial for Thomas Siaumau, accused of shooting at a cop and a police unit late December 2017 continues in High Court. [photo: AF] Thomas Siaumau](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/thomas_siaumau_0234_1.jpg?itok=JR_iJhS_)


![Officials from the Missouri Valley College (MVC) including Paul Troth (middle) head football coach, his wife Heather Troth (left) assistant professor of Nonprofit Leadership, along with Greg Silvey, the director admissions for MVC. The group was on island offering opportunities to local student-athletes to attend MVC, and left last night. [photo: AF] Officials from the Missouri Valley College](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/officials_0779.jpg?itok=tL_sTF_y)
![Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga [SN file photo] Lt. Gov. Lemanu Sialega Palepoi Mauga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lt_lemanu_7.jpg?itok=yLP5oLMH)
