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OKESENE ALO
Chief Justice Michael Kruse has granted a motion by private attorney Richard deSaulles to withdraw himself as counsel for Okesene Alo, one of the four DPS officers assigned to the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) in Tafuna, who is facing various drug and sex charges.
During Alo’s...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, photo shows the new Jet-A-Fuel Tank Farm, which is currently under construction; it’s where the airport jet fuel tank farm will be relocated from its current site next to the Tafuna Airport parking lot. The Lolo Administration moved forward...
![In addition to her meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce in Auckland, Aumua also spoke to the leaders of the high-powered women's organization Pacifica, whose President is Tofilau Bernadette Pereira, the sister of Iulogologo J. Pereira, Executive Assistant to Governor Lolo. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Pacifica.jpg?itok=ne3J7D50 "In addition to her meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce in Auckland, Aumua also spoke to the leaders of the high-powered women's organization Pacifica, whose President is Tofilau Bernadette Pereira, the sister of Iulogologo J. Pereira, Executive Assistant to Governor Lolo. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata met with the American Chamber of Commerce group of Auckland, New Zealand, many of whom have extensive business endeavors throughout the Pacific, to encourage investment in American Samoa and to explore any possible ways to strengthen the...
![A photo from last Saturday when police were called to one of the Points of Distribution for the Red Cross.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Saturday when police were called to one of the Points of Distribution for the Red Cross, Samoa News was told that no one was arrested; however, people were not happy — after the long wait in line, to be told they were not on the ‘assessment’ list. More than one...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “...don’t hide behind your sick father and sister. If you want a second chance from the court, try to persuade us so that we can give you a second chance.”
This was the message from Chief Justice Michael Kruse yesterday morning when he handed down the sentence for Faaili...
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LUATUA FILISOUAIGA TA’AFUA
The Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa has continued to July 23 the hearing on the case of former Executive Director of the American Samoa Government Retirement Fund, after the court granted the government’s motion for another continuance, so that they can...
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Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has expressed appreciation to the US Justice Department for inclusion of American Samoa into the amended lawsuit and proposed revised consent decree against StarKist Co., and StarKist Samoa for violating environmental laws in territorial ways.
“The revised consent decree...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — More people are complaining that their homes, which have been damaged or destroyed by Tropical Storm Gita, have yet to be assessed by the government, causing some to lash out at American Red Cross workers, who were on hand over the weekend, as they began to distribute...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Elinor Lutu-McMoore, Meterologist in-Charge at the Weather Service Of ce (WSO) in Tafuna said that her of ce learned a lot from Tropical Storm Gita, and this will help to improve their service to the public in the future.
“Tropical Cyclone Gita taught us many lessons and...
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There’s good news for the parents on island who struggle to help their children with special needs. The PCSN - Parents with Special Needs Network - in conjunction with the Leadership in Disabilities & Achievement of Hawaii (LDAH) have scheduled three workshops on island at the end of the month...