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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...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fletcher%200081_0.jpg?itok=GYkBQHkM "[SN file photo]")
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga's Attorney General’s Office is asking the United States for a provisional arrest warrant of Dean Jay Fletcher, who is accused of murdering his wife in Neiafu, Vava'u. Fletcher fled police custody on September 29 and sailed to American Samoa in his yacht Sea Oak.
The...
![Dean J. Fletcher (left) is escorted by a police officer after his initial appearance in District Court yesterday. According to media reports, Fletcher is wanted by Tongan authorities for murder in the island Kingdom. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fletcher%200081.jpg?itok=vHJ6cD9f "Dean J. Fletcher (left) is escorted by a police officer after his initial appearance in District Court yesterday. According to media reports, Fletcher is wanted by Tongan authorities for murder in the island Kingdom. [photo: AF]")
American Samoa authorities have arrested an American man, wanted by Tongan authorities for murder, and he is being held without bail per order of the District Court, where he will appear again on Oct. 26.
Fifty-three year old Dean J. Fletcher made his initial appearance yesterday in District Court...
![Chairman of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS), Utu Abe Malae offered special remarks during the official opening of the new bank on Monday. In his remarks, he corrected figures touted by one of the gubernatorial teams, in the newspaper and on the radio, as one of the reasons TBAS is not a good investment of the people’s money. [Photo: JL]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/utu%20n%20tbas_0813.jpg?itok=Hg-XxIRF "Chairman of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS), Utu Abe Malae offered special remarks during the official opening of the new bank on Monday. In his remarks, he corrected figures touted by one of the gubernatorial teams, in the newspaper and on the radio, as one of the reasons TBAS is not a good investment of the people’s money. [Photo: JL]")
Chairman of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS), Utu Abe Malae in his special remarks, during the opening of the new bank on Monday, used the opportunity to correct “the math” about the bank advertised in the paper and discussed on the radio by one of the gubernatorial teams. Utu did not...