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![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/GovLolo_0766_27.jpg?itok=jdfgZVmq "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has directed all government entities including semi autonomous agencies to “fully participate” in the 2018 Flag Day Parade on Apr. 17th at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
This is according to a March 2 memo, “Participation of all ASG departments...
![The winner of the 2018 Samoa News Spelling Bee with major sponsor representative — McDonald's American Samoa — Michael Sun of SPA- 1st place, and Carol Tautolo-Samuelu, GM of operations for McDonald's American Samoa. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Winner%20and%20Mccdon.jpg?itok=Qs86v76_ "The winner of the 2018 Samoa News Spelling Bee with major sponsor representative — McDonald's American Samoa — Michael Sun of SPA- 1st place, and Carol Tautolo-Samuelu, GM of operations for McDonald's American Samoa. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — South Pacific Academy 8th grader Michael Sun is the territory's top speller, after winning the 24th Annual Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee yesterday by correctly spelling "joyous" in a nail-biting competition that went 24 rounds and included participation by 31...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has overturned the Flag Day Committee's decision to cancel this year’s Flag Day activities such as the fautasi race and the Samoan cricket competition.
As a result, the Flag Day Committee and fautasi captains held a meeting this week and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has approved a consent decree, which resolves a complaint by the governments of the United States and American Samoa against US based StarKist Company and its StarKist Samoa cannery in Pago Pago.
The decree was approved and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial for a man who was charged with one felony count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, to wit; marijuana over two years ago began yesterday in the High Court.
The six-member jury — five females and one male — was selected on Monday.
During...
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AFA FUIMAONO
Afa Fuimaono, 48, will be sentenced May 4th for one count of second-degree assault — a felony — punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both.
Fuimaono was initially charged with felony first-degree assault, which carries a punishment of...
![[Photo: Evelyn Lili'o Satele]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Spelling%20BEE%20Practice.jpg?itok=QAey3_vW "[Photo: Evelyn Lili'o Satele]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Participants of the 2018 24th Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee — major sponsor McDonald’s American Samoa — and the Department of Education at a practice session yesterday with Mrs. Evelyn Lili'o-Satele, who has helped prepare student-spellers for the event, since the...
According to an EU document seen by Reuters, Bahrain, the Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia will likely be removed from the list at an EU finance ministers meeting on 13 March.
The removal follows eight jurisdictions being taken off the list in January, a move heavily criticised by members of the EU...
![Monalisa Afoa (center) celebrates being inducted into the ASCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society last week. Afoa is pictured with ASCC faculty member Elisapeta Faalafi-Jones and Maria Perofeta. [photo: J. Kneubuhl]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASCC%20PTK%202.jpg?itok=7he4Ectv "Monalisa Afoa (center) celebrates being inducted into the ASCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society last week. Afoa is pictured with ASCC faculty member Elisapeta Faalafi-Jones and Maria Perofeta. [photo: J. Kneubuhl]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Alpha Epsilon Mu Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) held its spring 2018 induction ceremony on February 27th to induct 17 new members. In addition to family and friends of the new and...
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Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Chairman Aumua Amata presided over a joint hearing of both the Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology, and the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, which is led by Chairman Rod Blum of Iowa, as Members examined broadband access in rural and...