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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An investigation into an alleged human trafficking and labor exploitation scheme involving Vietnamese nationals in American Samoa has resulted in criminal allegations against four defendants.
The matter is scheduled for a Preliminary Examination hearing before the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Environmental Health Services Division of the American Samoa Department of Health has recently taken significant steps to protect public health by shutting down two businesses and a government building for failing to comply with mandated health regulations.
The...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) of $87,718 through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a discretionary preventive health and health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Alaska Court of Appeals, in a unanimous opinion, has ruled against the State of Alaska in its criminal prosecution of Tupe Smith, an American Samoan woman living in Whittier who had been instructed by local officials to mark she was a “U.S. citizen” on voter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NFL Network viewers in American Samoa may recognize 93KHJ Morning Man John Raynar’s voice that is featured in a TV Commercial for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In the nationally televised campaign, Raynar is heard as the narrator throughout which also features 2 Time...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Master Project Funding Agreement (Draft) of which Samoa News was able to obtain a copy adds more information for public knowledge to what the American Samoa Government did with some of the millions it had earned in interest from federal ARPA funds that were deposited...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Homeland Security recently arrested a Vietnamese couple and charged them with offenses related to human trafficking in the territory, a case reminiscent of the Daewoosa Samoa garment factory case, which began in the late 1990s in American Samoa.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 25, 2026, local authorities responded to a reported disturbance at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) campus involving four students who were allegedly involved in a physical altercation with two other students.
The incident led to the arrest of four...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Friday, August 14, 2026, the Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation successfully concluded its inaugural Pacific Innovation Technology Academy Junior (PITA Jr.) Summer Bootcamp at the Uifaatali Peter Tali Coleman Elementary School. The three-week STEAM...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Governor, Lt. Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr has declared Monday, September 7 Labor Day, which is also a federal holiday, with all ASG offices closed. Federal offices here and in the US are also closed for the special day to honor workers throughout the nation....