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A former employee of CSL Cargo Services, who is accused of stealing over $1,000 from her employer last year, has told the court that the accusations against her are true.
The American Samoa government initially charged Nicole Maxey, a 23-year-old female in two separate criminal...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa under a State of Emergency due to the devastation left behind by Tropical Storm Gita on Feb. 9 as well as to save on financial resources, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga will not attend the annual meeting of the federal Interagency Group on Insular Areas (...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Seen here are American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) meter readers delivering electric meter sockets to customers that had damaged meter sockets and called in for assistance. ASPA managing director Paul Young had told Samoa News that if “your meter socket was damaged by...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Associate Judge, Mamea Sala Jr., (left) administered the oath of office to the new Administrative Law Judge, Marie Alailima, with her husband, Commerce Department director Keniseli Lafaele (middle) holding the Bible. The brief ceremony was held Feb. 12 at the...
![Amata with Ji Hyun Oh and her proud parents. She has been accepted to attend the Naval Academy. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Amata%20with%20Ji%20Hyun%20Oh%20and%20her%20proud%20parents.jpg?itok=NXDdHW1O "Amata with Ji Hyun Oh and her proud parents. She has been accepted to attend the Naval Academy. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata proudly announced that the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, has offered a fully qualified appointment to Miss Ji Hyun Oh to be a member of the Class of 2022.
“I’m very pleased to announce this fully qualified appointment from...
![The fishing alia that drifted from Samoa and ended up in Pago Pago harbor, where it docked behind TAOA. The vessel is now in the custody of DPS Marine Patrol unit, while crew are staying in Lauli’i, awaiting travel documents to return home. [photo by AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fishing%20alia%20vessel_0791.jpg?itok=1Ges65yg "The fishing alia that drifted from Samoa and ended up in Pago Pago harbor, where it docked behind TAOA. The vessel is now in the custody of DPS Marine Patrol unit, while crew are staying in Lauli’i, awaiting travel documents to return home. [photo by AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alia fishing vessel discovered at the Pago Pago dock area behind the TAOA building early Saturday morning at about 3 a.m. is now in the custody of DPS Marine Patrol Unit. Apparently, the alia with its three-member crew aboard drifted away from Samoa on Friday last...
![This photo taken yesterday and provided by the local Department of Education shows students at Peter Coleman Elementary School in Pago Pago lining up outside of a school building before the start of school yesterday. All public schools re-opened yesterday. [photo: ASDOE]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/coleman%20school.jpg?itok=ll49hAvi "This photo taken yesterday and provided by the local Department of Education shows students at Peter Coleman Elementary School in Pago Pago lining up outside of a school building before the start of school yesterday. All public schools re-opened yesterday. [photo: ASDOE]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In preparation for the re-opening of public schools that were closed last week following damage caused by Tropical Storm Gita, the local Department of Education (ASDOE) has established teams to assess the psychological impact that the storm had on students.
All public...
![American Samoa Power Authority crews seen yesterday working on restoring electricity to family homes in Ili’ili that have been without power since last week Friday — after Tropical Storm Gita swept through Tutuila. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iliili%20electric.jpg?itok=35-j3HvV "American Samoa Power Authority crews seen yesterday working on restoring electricity to family homes in Ili’ili that have been without power since last week Friday — after Tropical Storm Gita swept through Tutuila. [photo: courtesy]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After declaring a State of Emergency due to Tropical Storm Gita, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga issued a Feb. 13 executive order outlining, among other things, emergency procurement and hiring, as the government focuses on post-storm recovery efforts.
Under provision of local...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court has taken under advisement a motion filed by the attorney representing a drug defendant, asking the court for a reduction in bail, last Friday.
Joshua Revelli from the RDA Law Firm represents Cody Wood, while Assistant Attorney General Christy Dunn...
![This photo, courtesy of Faleosina Voigt was posted on social media by ASPA along with the photo caption, “The cause of the power outage at Masefau Elementary School — a fried rat”. It didn’t say when this incident occurred, during or after Tropical Storm Gita — but it highlights the problems ASPA’s crews are facing as they now go from building-to-building, whether a home, school, or place of business. They have to check it out first, before they can turn the power back on. [photo: Faleosina Voigt]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fried%20rodent.jpg?itok=MT-w73Sv "This photo, courtesy of Faleosina Voigt was posted on social media by ASPA along with the photo caption, “The cause of the power outage at Masefau Elementary School — a fried rat”. It didn’t say when this incident occurred, during or after Tropical Storm Gita — but it highlights the problems ASPA’s crews are facing as they now go from building-to-building, whether a home, school, or place of business. They have to check it out first, before they can turn the power back on. [photo: Faleosina Voigt]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All public schools are scheduled to reopen today, after being closed all last week following damages caused by Tropical Storm Gita, which also resulted in the cancellation of classes at the American Samoa Community College that is also set to resume today.
More than a...