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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tafuna High School PTA president Rev. Fred Mamea, along with two Tafuna HS teachers: Va’a Leupolu and Faamafi Talamoa, and the accreditation team from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges following a welcoming ceremony at the school campus Monday afternoon....
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Students at Matatula Elementary School attended the school’s 2nd Annual Reading and Hands on Literacy Week from May 21- 25 under the theme: “Hidden Treasures of a Book”.
Organized by principal Asofa’afetai Pulu, with vice principal Melody Kitiona and teacher Amarantos Fa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To ensure that the Hawaiki undersea fiber optic cable project moves forward as planned, without any delays, Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga has asked all cabinet members to lend any assistance needed to the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA), which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a blue Toyota pick-up that was stopped by police last week told investigators the bag they found, allegedly containing 8g of a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia, does not belong to him.
Suilefaiga Toala made his initial appearance before...
![Tao Liu departing the court house after sentencing. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/liu_tao_0273.jpg?itok=d9nHF3Vk "Tao Liu departing the court house after sentencing. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 38-year-old Chinese national who was arrested in 2016 on drugs and weapons charges has been ordered by the High Court to serve 40 months at the TCF and thereafter, he must leave American Samoa and remain outside its borders for a period of 5 years.
Also, despite the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The woman accused of stealing a special fine mat (afuelo) — used to cover coffins —from another woman and then selling it to a Tongan man for $300 to buy food for her children, has pled guilty.
The government charged Sauleli’a, also known as Li’a Amituana’i in two...
![Acting Governor Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lt_lemanu.jpg?itok=iXUJmaY7 "Acting Governor Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Governor Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga has moved to curtail overtime related to US Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) activities following Tropical Storm Gita in February this year.
The move comes as FEMA winds down its activities in the territory, with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was accused of raping his 17-year-old stepdaughter admitted to the court the accusation against him.
Wayne Otto Smith, 50-years-old was initially charged with 17 criminal counts, including 3 counts of rape; 2 counts of sodomy; 6 counts of first degree sexual...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commerce Commission, the local government’s regulator for public transportation, will be discussing concerns from the community and bus owners to find a solution to address complaints that aiga buses are not picking up students, especially those from high schools....
![Graduating with honors at last Friday’s American Samoa Community College Spring 2018 graduation ceremony with accumulative grade point averages (GPA) of 3.90 to 4.0 are Monalisa Sera Afoa and JunLin Du. The two graduates are Summa Cum Laude with the highest GPAs for the graduating class. Afoa is among the 10 graduates who were awarded ASG scholarships. Afoa WAS accepted at Southern Utah University. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc_top_grads.jpg?itok=2GmFrYdw "Graduating with honors at last Friday’s American Samoa Community College Spring 2018 graduation ceremony with accumulative grade point averages (GPA) of 3.90 to 4.0 are Monalisa Sera Afoa and JunLin Du. The two graduates are Summa Cum Laude with the highest GPAs for the graduating class. Afoa is among the 10 graduates who were awarded ASG scholarships. Afoa WAS accepted at Southern Utah University. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Community College’s Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony was held for the first time at its new Multi Purpose Center Building where graduates received certificates of proficiency, Associate of Science degrees, Associate of Arts degrees, and Bachelor of...