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![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/GovLolo_0766_26.jpg?itok=VAxOx56P "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called for improvements to American Samoa's emergency communications.
He says improvements to the territory's emergency communications are needed during times of disaster.
He said on the morning that Cyclone Gita was expected to strike he was in the Commissioner of...
![Pictured are some of the items being distributed by the American Red Cross to families whose homes were aff ected by Tropical Storm Gita last month. Th e care kits include necessities such as fl ashlights, batteries, fi rst aid kit, tarp, burner, and a cooler. [photo: THA]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/red%20cross%20supplies.jpg?itok=YGe936L7 "Pictured are some of the items being distributed by the American Red Cross to families whose homes were aff ected by Tropical Storm Gita last month. Th e care kits include necessities such as fl ashlights, batteries, fi rst aid kit, tarp, burner, and a cooler. [photo: THA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Red Cross has issued Client Assistance Cards (CAC) to individuals whose homes have been assessed by the American Samoa Government (ASG) and considered to have sustained major damages or destruction as a result of Tropical Storm Gita.
Yesterday, the...
![Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings outside of the retrofitted freight container back in October 2015 where raw ulu is processed and dried to be milled into gluten free, low glycemic index flour. The container operates on solar panels to provide renewable energy for the retrofitted container. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ulu%20photo_0.jpg?itok=11pvUaP_ "Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings outside of the retrofitted freight container back in October 2015 where raw ulu is processed and dried to be milled into gluten free, low glycemic index flour. The container operates on solar panels to provide renewable energy for the retrofitted container. [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An entrepreneur and chef from the Virgin Islands has been in American Samoa to find out the secret behind locally produced breadfruit flour.
Todd Manley said after two devastating hurricanes in the Virgin Islands and a major distillery company packing up, the US...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AM%20Samoa%20HC_99.jpeg?itok=dmzDmzlV "[SN file photo]")
MARTY TANIELU
Acting Associate Justice Elvis Patea has accepted a request from the Public Defender's Office to continue Marty Tanielu’s pretrial conference to next month, so they can go through all the information pertaining to the first three criminal cases filed against him, including a new...
![Amanave native Ryan Taifane (center) with local US Army recruiters SFC Kenny Tran and 1SGT Josh Polonowski after Taifane was officially sworn in at the Konelio Pele Army Reserve Center earlier this month. Taifane is the first Samoan in five years to be sworn in locally as an officer candidate. [photo: LF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ryan%20Taifane%20N%20Army.jpg?itok=ETUe614a "Amanave native Ryan Taifane (center) with local US Army recruiters SFC Kenny Tran and 1SGT Josh Polonowski after Taifane was officially sworn in at the Konelio Pele Army Reserve Center earlier this month. Taifane is the first Samoan in five years to be sworn in locally as an officer candidate. [photo: LF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At 27, Ryan Taifane has his life plan laid out. And in less than two months, he will be tackling his first hurdle: boot camp.
The future military officer told Samoa News yesterday that his goal is "to go off island and make something of myself - do something that matters...
![Chief Justice Michael Kruse [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Kruse_0723_11.jpg?itok=dUVoYsqq "Chief Justice Michael Kruse [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 23-year-old father who was convicted of breaking into a room at Siliaga Elementary School in Aoloau and stealing a computer received a second chance from the court this week.
Chief Justice Michael Kruse ordered Tuna Talipope Lepou Suitulaga to be released from prison...
![Red Cross Volunteers hard at work at some of the Red Cross Point of distribution centers at the West side of the island over the weekend. At some PODs, frustrated residents, verbally abused volunteers, after standing in long lines only to find out that their names were not on the list. Residents were given phone numbers instead of supplies and told to contact the EOC to have their homes assessed and put on a list for emergency supplies. [Photo: THA]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/red%20cross%20supplies_0639.jpg?itok=f0rPsaqI "Red Cross Volunteers hard at work at some of the Red Cross Point of distribution centers at the West side of the island over the weekend. At some PODs, frustrated residents, verbally abused volunteers, after standing in long lines only to find out that their names were not on the list. Residents were given phone numbers instead of supplies and told to contact the EOC to have their homes assessed and put on a list for emergency supplies. [Photo: THA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has submitted a request for a US Presidential major disaster declaration, which would pave the way for federal aid to American Samoa in the wake of Tropical Storm Gita that hit the territory on Feb. 9th.
In its 6p.m bulletin on Feb. 26, the...
![This Jan. 2017 file photo shows the area where the deadly accident took place on Saturday morning around noontime, Jan. 14, 2017. Yellow police tape encloses the area, with a fire truck and firefighters stationed on site as a precautionary measure. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/electrocution%20site-4156_0.jpg?itok=CX2IjwxK "This Jan. 2017 file photo shows the area where the deadly accident took place on Saturday morning around noontime, Jan. 14, 2017. Yellow police tape encloses the area, with a fire truck and firefighters stationed on site as a precautionary measure. [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local company alleged to have been contracted for crane service for a project at Manu’a’s Store at the Tafuna Industrial Park, where three men were electrocuted and died early last year, has contested the proposed fines of more than $17,000 imposed by the US...
![A ‘wear all blue’ day photo — Manulele SPED — that was posted on the ASCCC Facebook page last year in promoting colorectal cancer awareness. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition is asking you take a picture or two, this Friday, Mar. 2nd, while wearing BLUE, and send it to them — to help promote awareness. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Manulele%20SPED.jpg?itok=jxENf4na "A ‘wear all blue’ day photo — Manulele SPED — that was posted on the ASCCC Facebook page last year in promoting colorectal cancer awareness. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition is asking you take a picture or two, this Friday, Mar. 2nd, while wearing BLUE, and send it to them — to help promote awareness. [Courtesy photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — March is designated as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal (colon) cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States.
It is important for everyone to know that colorectal cancer is “preventable, treatable and beatable”...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has submitted a request for a US Presidential major disaster declaration, which would pave the way for federal aide to American Samoa in the wake of the Feb. 9 Tropical Storm Gita.
In its 6p.m bulletin on Feb. 26, the Emergency Operations Center...