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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea has accepted a motion by Elliott Siaumau Jr's attorney, Public Defender Douglas Fiaui, to quash a warrant that was issued by the court on Mar. 27 to arrest Siaumau Jr. for failure to appear for a hearing.
Siaumau, who is out on a $...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —Next Tuesday, April 10th, leaders in marine conservation research and science will gather at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center (Rotunda Room) between 10am-4pm to share what they believe are top priorities — and potentially determine opportunities — to enhance the marine...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several firefighters from the local Fire Bureau, a division of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), together with their families have voiced their frustrations with Police Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson, for continuing to ignore them and always putting the needs of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who attempted to pick a fight with his father and then assaulted his sister has been ordered by District Court Judge Fiti Sunia to serve 45 days at the TCF for violating conditions of his probation. He is also placed on probation for 24 months after he pled guilty...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 195-year-old prestigious student debate society based in Oxford, England and has previously hosted well-known world leaders in every field, has invited Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to share with them his experiences in the territory.
Lolo’s “Invitation to speak at the...
![Representatives from the National Weather Service after appearing for a Senate Homeland Security hearing last Thursday. Raymond Tanabe (second from left) is the Pacific Regional Director and Elinor Lutu-Moore (far left) is the Meteorologist in Charge. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/WSO%20representatives_0932.jpg?itok=FBDfj6fS "Representatives from the National Weather Service after appearing for a Senate Homeland Security hearing last Thursday. Raymond Tanabe (second from left) is the Pacific Regional Director and Elinor Lutu-Moore (far left) is the Meteorologist in Charge. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators wanting to hear directly from the Weather Service Office (WSO) about details regarding Tropical Storm Gita, due to many in the community believing it failed to warn them of the severity of the incoming storm, as well as during the storm, held a hearing on the...
![US Census Bureau officials, Bill Samples and Robert Nusz, at the ASG Commerce Department Office, following a Samoa News interview. The two officials, on island since Tuesday, are working with DOC to prepare for the launching of the 2017 Economic Census for American Samoa this year. Response by businesses is mandatory under federal law. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Census%20officials.jpg?itok=31NLq20e "US Census Bureau officials, Bill Samples and Robert Nusz, at the ASG Commerce Department Office, following a Samoa News interview. The two officials, on island since Tuesday, are working with DOC to prepare for the launching of the 2017 Economic Census for American Samoa this year. Response by businesses is mandatory under federal law. [photo: FS]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Break-out of specific products and services offered by US businesses — including those in American Samoa — is in a new questionnaire for the 2017 Economic Census, in which responses and participation is “mandatory” under federal law, according to two US Census Bureau...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the DPS officers, who was assigned to the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) in Tafuna and arrested last April for various crimes including bringing drugs into the facility entered into a plea agreement with the government yesterday.
Alofagia Letuli, who is still in...
![Representatives from Bluesky Communications appeared before the House Communications Committee this week to answer questions pertaining to communication services that were knocked out during Tropical Storm Gita. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Bluesky%20reps_0141.jpg?itok=zm5CtlVc "Representatives from Bluesky Communications appeared before the House Communications Committee this week to answer questions pertaining to communication services that were knocked out during Tropical Storm Gita. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during the House Communications Committee hearing on Monday that Bluesky Communications has — since Tropical Storm Gita — restored 93% of its cable service and 100% of its telephone service, while the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) is...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations executive director, Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga, has shared with the Senate a “paper” on three options dealing with reapportionment of the local House of Representatives based on the “One Man One Vote...