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![Acting Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua in a Nov. 2016 file photo. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Motusa_health%200025.jpg?itok=yMXaIg8b "Acting Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua in a Nov. 2016 file photo. [SN file photo]")
Department of Health Acting Director Motusa Tuileama Nua has cleared the air that the "proposed contract" of $223,000 for DOH’s Independent financial consultant Uti Gebauer was a mistake that has been fixed with a proposed increase of $6,000 per month for an extension to one year, not the $12,000...
Michael Agasiva has been arrested again; this time he’s facing charges of burglary, sexual abuse, trespassing and third degree assault.
Agasiva, who is being held on bail of $10,000, made his initial appearance in the District Court this week. According to the government’s case, the matter was...
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lolo_0847.jpg?itok=P5itWwXG "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga [SN file photo]")
Through various loan programs offered by the Development Bank of American Samoa for local businesses, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said more than $9 million has been injected back into the local economy over the last four years.
The governor made the comments in his Comprehensive Report of the State...
![House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale during the Inauguration Ceremony that took place on Jan. 03, 2017 at the Fagatogo malae. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Savali%200497.jpg?itok=ZFI5umqQ "House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale during the Inauguration Ceremony that took place on Jan. 03, 2017 at the Fagatogo malae. [photo: AF]")
The House of Representatives has appointed their respective committee members with each lawmaker as Chairperson, with the exception of newly elected Representative Gafatasi Afalava, who was not appointed as a Chair, but he is a member in seven of the standing committees, and is vice-chair of two of...
![Parris Goebel posted a photo on Instagram of her visit to her mother’s village in Pesega. Parris, a well-known choreographer worldwide, relaxed in Beautiful Samoa for the Christmas and New Year holidays. [Instagram Photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ParrisInSamoa.jpg?itok=w53ytrTR "Parris Goebel posted a photo on Instagram of her visit to her mother’s village in Pesega. Parris, a well-known choreographer worldwide, relaxed in Beautiful Samoa for the Christmas and New Year holidays. [Instagram Photo]")
At the end of 2016 Parris Goebel finally relaxed and had down time in Beautiful Samoa after a big year of success. She is a 25-year-old, who is an award winning New Zealand-born choreographer, dancer, singer and actress of Samoan descent. Her dance crew, The Royal Family, has won the World Hip Hop...
![Evelyn Vaitautolu Langford [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Evelyn%208667web.jpg?itok=EDXfKuUr "Evelyn Vaitautolu Langford [SN file photo]")
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has confirmed that the American Samoa government is only able to recoup just over $2 million of the nearly $5 million paid to Native Hawaiian Holding Company (NHHC), which was awarded a multi-million dollar contract funded by the federal National Emergency Grant (NEG)...
Drug defendant, Gerhard Haleck Otto is facing one criminal count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, in connection with the latest drug bust at the Post Office last week.
Samoa News notes the court document identifies the defendant as —Gerhard Haleck Otto — however, sources...
![Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga (left) when he acknowledged government leaders including Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse during yesterday’s opening of the Fono’s joint session to start the First Regular Session of the 35th Legislature. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/governor%200846_0.jpg?itok=WPo_PPXj "Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga (left) when he acknowledged government leaders including Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse during yesterday’s opening of the Fono’s joint session to start the First Regular Session of the 35th Legislature. [photo: AF]")
The Lolo and Lemanu Administration is looking at the future sustainability of a Universal Health Insurance Program for the territory by expanding the Medicaid Program. This is according to Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s State of the Territory Address Comprehensive Report in English that was handed...
![[l-r] Senate President Gaoteote Tofau Palaie, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale and Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse during the national anthems of the United States and American Samoa at yesterday’s opening of the Fono’s joint session to start the First Regular Session of the 35th Legislature. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASG%20leaders%200827.jpg?itok=zNC5AiQf "[l-r] Senate President Gaoteote Tofau Palaie, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale and Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse during the national anthems of the United States and American Samoa at yesterday’s opening of the Fono’s joint session to start the First Regular Session of the 35th Legislature. [photo: AF]")
Based on preliminary financial information, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga says the American Samoa Government closed out fiscal year 2016 in the black and noted that revenue collections have increased every year in the last four year’s of the Lolo and Lemanu Administration.
The governor made the...
It’s been sizzling for the past week. Some drizzle here and there will cool the temperature for a few minutes and then it’s back to the sweltering heat. The humidity has been unbearable and many local residents have been wondering if it will get cooler anytime soon.
Local meteorologist Hans Malala...