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American Samoa’s two separate Deeds of Cession with the United States are the focus of a federal court hearing next month in the Territory of American Samoa’s lawsuit against several federal officials over the reduction of the Large Vessel Prohibited Area in waters of the territory.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement on Wednesday to observe the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI by Imperial Japan on December 7, 1941.
“Today marks 75 years since that most infamous day when Japanese bombers viciously attacked the United...
Additional police units and officers as well as a fire truck were called to the Territorial Correctional Facility over the weekend to prevent a fight among inmates inside the jail compound from escalating any further and to keep the facility safe, according to documents filed by the government in...
The American Samoa Power Authority has not ruled out the possibility of reduction of working hours instead of layoffs early next year as the ASG semi autonomous agency has accumulated too much debt — accounts payables — over the years.
While the total number of employees to be laid off was not...
With possible changes looming in the federal government, through the new administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called on his cabinet to be prepared for any impending federal changes that will trickle down to American Samoa, impacting the local government....
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has recommended the creation of a US Department of Labor-constituted committee to set minimum wages appropriate for American Samoa, based on prevailing economic conditions, which also takes into account local cultural practices.
Federally mandated law set minimum wages for...
Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga told delegates at the 13th Western and Central Pacific Fishery Commission meeting in Fiji that American Samoa’s economy is highly dependent on fishing and sustainable fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific ocean areas...
![The late local patron of Dancing Fingers, Lealaifuaneva Peter E. Reid, Jr., a businessman, sportsman, and beloved father and grandfather. He will be honored tomorrow during a Christmas concert open to the public at at 6:00 p.m. at Calvary Temple AOG at Lepuapua (Leone). Six of Leala’s grandchildren will be performing in tomorrow’s concert that also honors their grandfather, as well as celebrates Christmas. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Leala%20grandc%201-2.jpg?itok=IRGwyq11 "The late local patron of Dancing Fingers, Lealaifuaneva Peter E. Reid, Jr., a businessman, sportsman, and beloved father and grandfather. He will be honored tomorrow during a Christmas concert open to the public at at 6:00 p.m. at Calvary Temple AOG at Lepuapua (Leone). Six of Leala’s grandchildren will be performing in tomorrow’s concert that also honors their grandfather, as well as celebrates Christmas. [Courtesy photo]")
The late local patron and businessman Lealaifuaneva Peter E. Reid, Jr. will be honored tomorrow night during a Christmas concert, the first-ever public performance by 68 students from the Dancing Fingers Learning Center (DFLC) and the Strings of Psalms, an advanced strings ensemble from Calvary...
In the latest twist regarding the government’s case against four men accused of shooting at the Leone police substation two years ago, possible jurors were dismissed as the government reached a plea agreement with the defendants, who pled guilty to one-misdemeanor count with three of the defendants...
The American Samoa High School Athletic Association (ASHSAA) had a board meeting a few days after this year’s championship game, to discuss matters on the violence that Tafuna High School students and supporters cause every year they make it to the big games.
This year, THS students and supporters...