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![[photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Royal%20NZ%20Navy.jpg?itok=qlasLV4D "[photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
The seven-member New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) team yesterday surrounded the gravesite of Royal New Zealand Navy engineer 1st Class Russell Moore, who was buried at the Satala Cemetery, American Samoa in 1956.
Moore died in an accident on the survey vessel HMNZS Lachlan in 1956 while on board...
![Marty Tanielu has been sentenced to 5 years probation for two separate drug cases. He stole from his mother to buy drugs. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Marty%20Tanielu_0213.jpg?itok=o-SPbaBl "Marty Tanielu has been sentenced to 5 years probation for two separate drug cases. He stole from his mother to buy drugs. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An American Samoa man who stole his mother’s belongings, then sold them to get money to buy methamphetamine (ice) told the court he is truly remorseful for what he did, and he wishes he had a chance to apologize to his mother and have her forgive him.
Marty Tanielu, who...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The recent cases involving the alleged sexual harassment of two female cops by a pair of senior DPS officers is moving up to the next level, as the matter has now reached the Office of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Honolulu.
Samoa News...
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Pago Pago, American Samoa — An over-stayer who is serving a 28-month jail term at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) was in High Court last week for a probation review hearing.
Loimata Mika, 28, entered American Samoa on a 7-day visitor's permit in 2016. He was in the territory illegally...
![Robert Ho Chee, the head of American Samoa’s new Office of Financial Institutio. [American Banker]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Robert%20HoChee.jpeg?itok=e94SEHWD "Robert Ho Chee, the head of American Samoa’s new Office of Financial Institutio. [American Banker]")
WASHINGTON — American Samoa is finally getting its own full-service bank — and successfully creating only the second public bank in the United States.
The Federal Reserve is allowing the Territorial Bank of American Samoa access to the U.S. payments system nearly two years after the bank first...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will begin repatriating a Royal New Zealand Navy engineer from American Samoa, following a graveside blessing ceremony at Satala Cemetery in Pago Pago on May 2 (New Zealand time).
Engineering Mechanic 1st Class Russell Moore died in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The former DPS cop wanted locally in connection with drug related crimes was arrested and charged last month at King County Superior Court in Seattle, WA for domestic assault and battery.
According to information received by Samoa News, Steven Tuato'o is accused of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former KHJ Radio news reporter Tauva Esera was sanctioned by District Court Judge Fiti Sunia last week for Contempt of Court.
Esera, who is now employed by the American Samoa Telecommunication Authority (ASTCA) as a media staffer appeared before Judge Sunia last Thursday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency and ASG remind members of the public impacted by Tropical Storm Gita, that 4p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1, is the deadline to register for federal disaster assistance.
Anyone with damage due to the storm must register with FEMA...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The complaint filed by three American Samoa residents against ANZ Guam Inc., the parent company of ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank at the federal court in Guam, has raised a lot of interest in this case as well as its come.
Based on Samoa News’ reporting of the case — derived...