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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the defendants in the alleged rape of two 14-year-old girls is facing additional charges filed by the government this week.
Nick Mataia, who was beaten by other inmates inside a cell at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last month appeared in District...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Inc., as a defendant, is scheduled for sentencing during the middle of next year at the federal court in San Francisco, California after the company entered a guilty plea for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of packaged seafood sold in the U.S, according...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Bar Association (ABA) has commended the American Samoa Legal Aid (ASLA) for its work in helping survivors of Tropical Storm Gita, which impacted the territory in February this year.
“The work of the ASLA has never been more needed and applauded,” wrote...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has announced the winners in the annual Gagana Samoa writing competition. Each year, the SSI opens the competition to ASCC students as a means of promoting to literacy in the Samoan...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga signed into law on Oct. 23rd an Administration bill that allows the formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) entities in American Samoa.
The “American Samoa Limited Liability Company Act” provides owners with advantages of corporate limited...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Fiti Sunia denied a motion by Assistant Public Defender Anna Wells last week to reduce James Stuart’s bond from $2,000 to $500, and allow him to be housed at the LBJ medical center due to his heart condition.
Stuart is one of the two men arrested...
Apia, SAMOA — A leading Samoan woman has made the BBC’s 100 Women 2018 list.
Fealofani Bruun, 35, is listed as number 15 in the list released yesterday.
Ms. Bruun is a Yachtmaster, the first Samoan and the first Pacific woman to hold the position of yachtmaster, and looks after a traditional...
Tafuna, AS — SSAB Pago was established three years ago with the aim to occupy the gaps in the market in American Samoa at that time, particularly Samoan books and educational resources.
SSAB Pago currently has 10 employees.
“The idea of setting up SSAB Pago originated from the “2 Samoa Trade fair...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Headquarters based in Atlanta, Georgia honored the Boys & Girls Clubs of American Samoa for achieving the Gold Award of the League of EAGLES Award Program.
This award is a key element of the national organization’s Great...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has approved the acquisition of Bluesky assets in American Samoa by Fiji-based telecom Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (ATH), which is now awaiting approval of the proposed trasaction from the Committee of Foreign...