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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A decrease last week in the price of oil globally has resulted in another decrease in the maximum allowable price (MAP) or wholesale price of all petroleum products sold in American Samoa.
The decrease is reflected in the Jan. 1-14, 2019 American Samoa Fuel Price report...
Suva., FIJI — Cyclone Mona, a category two storm, continued to slowly pace southeast along the Pacific on Friday, gathering strenth as it started to line the Fiji island of Vanua Levu in its sights.
The storm on Friday night had veered southwest briefly, but was due to hook back towards Fiji's main...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Meriko Lomu is scheduled to Feb. 8, 2019. This comes after the High Court accepted her plea agreement yesterday.
Lomu, 24, is charged in two separate cases — both involving illegal drugs.
In the first case, Lomu agreed to plead guilty to possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News asked Congresswoman Aumua Amata recently for her thoughts about being re-elected to a House that was going to be controlled by the Democrats — given that she is a registered long-time Republican. How would it affect her efforts for American Samoa?
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appointed two new members to the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority Board of Directors.
The new chairman and the Board are currently set to meet next week.
The governor on Dec. 26th informed then board chair, Sen. Faiivae Iuli...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The day after Christmas, December 26th, two members of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) Board were axed, per a signed letter from Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga.
Leone lawmakers — Senator Faiivae Alex Godinet and representative-elect Andra Samoa —...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Independent State of Samoa has temporarily suspended the importation of fresh flowers from American Samoa and other countries that recorded the presence of Little Fire Ant (LFA), according to a public notice distributed in Samoa two days ago and received by Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Retired High Court Chief Associate Judge, Logoai Siaki Logoai, is the new senator from Fitiuta County in Manu’a who will fill the unexpired four-year term of the late Sen. Galea’i Moaali’itele Tu’ufuli, who passed away October last year.
At the time of his passing, Galea...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — "I can't stress enough, the need for an immigration detention center," District Court Judge Fiti Sunia said to Assistant Attorney General Laura Garvey and co-counsel Jason Mitchell this past Monday, after three defendants were remanded to custody at the Territorial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With Democrats set to control the US House when the 116th Congress convenes this afternoon, the House Democratic leadership will move to — again — allow Delegates from the US territories and the District of Columbia to vote in the Committee of the Whole.
The action is...