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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The three American Samoa residents, who are suing ANZ Guam Inc., for alleged violations of federal law, are asking the federal court in Guam to allow the case to “proceed as a class action” suit, in which other bank customers facing alleged similar situations can join....
![Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson and Deputy Treasurer Tina Vaa appeared before the House Budget and Appropriations Committee yesterday to testify on a bill to buy new motorcycles for DPS. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lei%20N%20Tina_0006.jpg?itok=kCimNd3t "Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson and Deputy Treasurer Tina Vaa appeared before the House Budget and Appropriations Committee yesterday to testify on a bill to buy new motorcycles for DPS. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House Budget and Appropriations Committee is awaiting financial reports from the ASG Treasury Department before they make a decision on two House bills that were discussed during a hearing yesterday morning.
One House bill appropriates $198,621 to fund the local...
![O se va'aiga i le a'au ua olaola lelei lona amu. O le ata na tusia e le tama'ita'i o Pua Tofaeono i lana vasega Fine Arts i le ASCC, ma ua maua fo'i le avanoa e fa'aalia ai i le tatou mata'aga o le gataifale, Gov. Tauese P.F Sunia Ocean Center i Utulei. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/2Pua%20tofaeono.jpg?itok=NqGOAMnS "O se va'aiga i le a'au ua olaola lelei lona amu. O le ata na tusia e le tama'ita'i o Pua Tofaeono i lana vasega Fine Arts i le ASCC, ma ua maua fo'i le avanoa e fa'aalia ai i le tatou mata'aga o le gataifale, Gov. Tauese P.F Sunia Ocean Center i Utulei. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the three members from American Samoa on the Western Pacific Fishery Regional Fishery Management Council has called for “more thorough research” into the definition of cultural fishing in American Samoa, as it will set a precedence for future federal rule making...
![Nicola Hawley, PhD, Yale School of Public Health [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/c02fff2b-a448-40c1-9aae-2416784201f2_w0.jpg?itok=SLCnUVul "Nicola Hawley, PhD, Yale School of Public Health [courtesy photo]")
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — To encourage pregnant women to show up for their medical check-ups and to make the process less of a burden for mothers-to-be, the LBJ Medical Center has come up with a program that'll provide, among other things, nutrition education and caring for the infant.
The Strong...
![Weighing in the catch during the 2012 Steinlager International I’a Lapo’a Tournament in Pago Pago, American Samoa. [SN file photo/JD Hall]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/%20WEBFishing%20tourn%20day2_91.8%20lbs%20yellowfin%20.jpg?itok=eufhbtcP "Weighing in the catch during the 2012 Steinlager International I’a Lapo’a Tournament in Pago Pago, American Samoa. [SN file photo/JD Hall]")
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday, $2.5 million in funding to American Samoa to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects.
The announcement is part of $1.1 billion in annual national funding going to state wildlife agencies from...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/TCF_1.jpg?itok=mbAAMIke "[SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu’a faipule, Rep. Toeaina Faufano Autele says the alleged mistreatment of inmates by prison guards at the TCF is not a joke, and he will do whatever he can to make sure the issue reaches the federal court.
Toeaina made the comment after a hearing that was scheduled...
![Rendering of proposed new Fono Building [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fono%20bldg%20rendering_36.jpg?itok=DDZu6Tkm "Rendering of proposed new Fono Building [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House Budget and Appropriations Committee met to discuss two House bills yesterday morning.
One bill appropriates $198,621 to fund the local share of the cost of purchasing eleven 2018 Harley-Davidson police motorcycles (see separate story for details), and the other...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/anz-samoa_0.jpeg?itok=L6duaXA- "[SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three American Samoa residents have filed a civil lawsuit at the federal court in Guam, against ANZ Guam Inc., the parent company of ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank in Pago Pago.
Filed Mar. 21 (which is Mar. 20 in American Samoa), the lawsuit identifies the plaintiffs as Ronald...
![Paul Collins (second from left) with Pope Francis at the Vatican [Photo: Catholic News Agency]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/meeting%20popeweb.jpg?itok=TFXd1SBY "Paul Collins (second from left) with Pope Francis at the Vatican [Photo: Catholic News Agency]")
A young man from American Samoa was chosen to greet Pope Francis when the pontiff arrived at a pre-synod youth gathering in Rome this week.
Paul Collins was not the original delegate from the Oceania region picked to travel to Rome.
A last minute withdrawal by the Cook Islands youth delegate meant...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pre-registration for residents who were affected by Tropical Storm Gita is set to be completed tomorrow, while the government has released the list of more villages to register for federal disaster assistance at the Disaster Recovery Center, which is operated jointly by...