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Chief election officer Uiagalelei Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei has stated that electors who qualify to vote but have not registered to do so have until 4:30p.m today. This will also be the last day to register or to re-register to vote before the Nov. 8 general election if your name was purged from the...
A few teachers are not happy with Department of Education Acting Director Philo Jenning’s memo prohibiting the use of ASDOE computers for online degree programs, needed by teachers to obtain higher degrees and points out the ban on the use of any ASDOE facility after hours for such activities.
In...
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s over $8 million in funding for the American Samoa Power Authority will be used, among other things, to completely remove the current boil water notice (BWN), which is currently affecting several villages on Tutuila — and connect new water wells to the...
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — Recently there has been an increase in illegal dumping in American Samoa. Illegal dumping of garbage, discarded appliances, old barrels, used tires, furniture, yard debris, oil, antifreeze and pesticides can threaten human health, farmlands, wildlife and the environment...
Federal court documents on the judgment against Native Hawaiian Holding Corporation (NHHC) official, Quin Ngoc Rudin, calls for the defendant to pay restitution of just over $3 million to the American Samoa Government.
As reported by Samoa News earier this week, U.S District Court Judge Jon S....
Although the Territorial Bank of American Samoa is now operational, Bank of Hawaii has not set a timeframe to officially close down its local operations while the Honolulu-based financial institution works with Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga for a smooth transition from BoH to TBAS.
During Monday’s...
ASG Shipyard Service Authority board chairman Keniseli Lafaele has confirmed the shipyard is in discussions with StarKist Samoa about the need for the cannery for additional cold storage freezer space — and a suitable location has yet to be determined.
However, when asked for comments, StarKist Co...
![The gubernatorial candidates at the forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium. The forum included the gubernatorial teams of Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga & Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga, Faoa Aitofele Sunia & Larry S. Sanitoa, and Tuika Tuika & Salanoa Iuni Maeva Saveena. Also in the audience were government officials, and supporters of the candidates. [Photo: JL]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Chamber%20FORUM450.jpg?itok=ZLo0HMSR "The gubernatorial candidates at the forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium. The forum included the gubernatorial teams of Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga & Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga, Faoa Aitofele Sunia & Larry S. Sanitoa, and Tuika Tuika & Salanoa Iuni Maeva Saveena. Also in the audience were government officials, and supporters of the candidates. [Photo: JL]")
Selection of cabinet members, taxes, unfriendly immigration laws, increase of government workforce and tourism were among the issues discussed during the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce (ASCoC) forum with the gubernatorial candidates which included the teams of Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga...
The annual White Sunday celebration coupled with the Monday federal and local holiday (Discoverers’ Day), adds up to a three-day weekend, and a busy one at that, as residents gear up for Sunday, dedicated to the children of American Samoa.
Introduced in the islands by Christian missionaries in the...
![On board the Research Vessel (R.V.) Geo Resolution is Capt. Mike Rowland Hill (right) explaining to ASTCA marketing manager Jason Pritchard features of the vessel, which arrived in port yesterday to conduct a marine survey of territorial waters to lay the new undersea fiber optic cable Hawaiki. ASTCA have signed on to Hawaiki cable. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Hawaiki_0149450.jpg?itok=vE_CmGy5 "On board the Research Vessel (R.V.) Geo Resolution is Capt. Mike Rowland Hill (right) explaining to ASTCA marketing manager Jason Pritchard features of the vessel, which arrived in port yesterday to conduct a marine survey of territorial waters to lay the new undersea fiber optic cable Hawaiki. ASTCA have signed on to Hawaiki cable. [photo: AF]")
American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority is gaining another step in connecting the territory to a new undersea fiber optic cable, with the marine survey of American Samoa waters in preparation to lay the cable.
ASTCA has signed a contract with Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, the owner and developer...