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![House Speaker Paul Ryan and Congresswoman Amata. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Speaker%20Ryan%20and%20Congresswoman%20Amata.jpg?itok=Vbmx94uE "House Speaker Paul Ryan and Congresswoman Amata. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata thanked Speaker Paul Ryan for his remarkable career in Congress, his track record of public service, and his willingness to listen to the needs of American Samoa. She released the following statement on Wednesday:
“Speaker Ryan has been a friend to...
![Students from Leatele Elementary School in Fagasa who competed in the Group Exhibit category at yesterday's Island-wide History Day competition, sanctioned by the local Department of Education and held at the LDS Ottoville Stake Center. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Leatele%20Elementary.jpg?itok=GqLeg4fr "Students from Leatele Elementary School in Fagasa who competed in the Group Exhibit category at yesterday's Island-wide History Day competition, sanctioned by the local Department of Education and held at the LDS Ottoville Stake Center. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Students from Leatele Elementary School in Fagasa who competed in the Group Exhibit category at yesterday's Island-wide History Day competition, sanctioned by the local Department of Education and held at the LDS Ottoville Stake Center. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]...
![Angelina Vaosa Roberts (right) is representing American Samoa at the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cherryblossomprincess.jpg?itok=tu9_GJXX "Angelina Vaosa Roberts (right) is representing American Samoa at the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. [photo: courtesy]")
WASHINGTON DC – Congresswoman Aumua Amata is pleased to announce that her dedicated assistant Angelina Roberts was selected by the American Samoa Society to represent American Samoa at this year’s Cherry Blossom festival in Washington, D.C.
Angelina is the youngest daughter of Afa and Dr. Fa’...
![ASG Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AG_0824_3.jpg?itok=C4dj5LzC "ASG Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMRICAN SAMOA — The forced deportation of a 7-month pregnant Filipino immigrant and her 5-year-old son has reached the office of the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu.
The Filipino national and her son were deported on March 1, 2018, on the grounds that she overstayed. This is...
![[image from Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP website]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/HAWAIKI%20CABLE.jpg?itok=nIyXJBrS "[image from Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP website]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The vessel, CS Responder, which is laying the undersea fiber optic cable for Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP is scheduled to arrive in the territory next week, after the 2018 Flag Day, while a two-member team involved with the cable is scheduled to arrive tonight to install...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A hearing was called by the House Port Administration committee this week to find out why the runway lights at the Pago Pago International Airport were not on when the Hawaiian Airlines flight arrived last Thursday.
Several passengers who were on the HAL flight that...
![Commerce Department director Keniseli Lafaele [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lafaele%206495_12.jpg?itok=9jOUxjQu "Commerce Department director Keniseli Lafaele [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is joining its local counterparts participating in the three-day 2018 Business Festival, or BizFest, which opens today at Suigaula o le Atuvasa in Utulei and the event is expected to attract many more visitors with the...
Pago Page, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local residents who were impacted by Tropical Storm Gita but have questions or are in need of help with disaster assistance can get answers or referrals at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), which is jointly operated by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
![[l-r] ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations executive director, Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga; Manu’a District Governor Laolagi F.S. Vaeao; and Western District Governor Fuamatu J.V. Fuamatu appeared recently during a Senate Rules Committee hearing on a House Joint Resolution seeking to increase from two to three, the number of Tualauta faipule in the House. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASG%20leaders.jpg?itok=j4AL_WMX "[l-r] ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations executive director, Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga; Manu’a District Governor Laolagi F.S. Vaeao; and Western District Governor Fuamatu J.V. Fuamatu appeared recently during a Senate Rules Committee hearing on a House Joint Resolution seeking to increase from two to three, the number of Tualauta faipule in the House. [photo: FS]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga; shared with the Senate Rules Committee a “paper” on three options dealing with reapportionment of the local House of Representatives based on the “One Man One Vote” principle. (See Samoa News Apr. 4 edition for details.)
The committee was holding...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Pago%20Dist%20Court%20014_105.jpeg?itok=eGhLTian "[SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Customs agent who allegedly used his relative’s post office box to receive a shipment of marijuana has been slapped with three felony drug charges.
Lagona Tigilau is being charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and...