Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ is getting a new supply of nurses from Thailand this week with three arriving on Monday, Aug. 21, three more to arrive on Aug. 28, and another three to arrive on September 1.
LBJ Chief Executive Officer, Dr Akapusi Ledua says they are carrying out interviews for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Veterinary Clinic in Tafuna has many adorable pets that need loving homes.
Right now the clinic has so many cute puppies that need a loving home. If you are interested in adopting a pet, please come visit the Veterinary Clinic in Tafuna. You can also see many of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The absence of a Public Defender in Court most of last week, has been confirmed by the Office of the Public Defender — via their office secretary.
Samoa News received word from the public in regards to a backlog of cases at the Court and it’s not helping without...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The termination of LBJ Hospital’s Radiology Manager, Vaanatiu Tofala Iafeta, was done in the best interest and the mission of the hospital “and his [Iafeta’s] visa”, according to the hospital’s Executive Director, Dr Akapusi Ledua.
The LBJ CEO said it was a difficult...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency director, Sandra King-Young, who was accompanied by staff members last week, informed LBJ Medical Center officials of the stringent process for approving participants in the Off-island Medicaid Referral Program (OMRP), according...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Performance Audit of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau — for the last three fiscal years from 2020 through 2022 — by the ASG’s Territorial Audit Office, identified five findings and several recommendations with which the Bureau and its board of directors generally...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The sudden power outage on the island of Tutuila on Saturday morning August 19, 2023 took ASPA workers about five hours to bring to a close and a full recovery.
The break down happened at about 7:15am while most people were out and about getting the weekend ready for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 11, 2023, a woman called her neighbor to report seeing three unknown male individuals loading property from the neighbor’s residence into a black Tahoe and leaving the area in Fagamalo. After being notified by their neighbor, the homeowner then contacted the...
Apia, SAMOA — The Bahá’í in Samoa and American Samoa will hold a special service to commemorate victims of acts of violence based on religion and remember 10 women martyred in Iran.
The Bahá’í Office of External Affairs & Media in Samoa, in a statement to this newspaper on Friday, said 10 women...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Multinational sailors catching up at the Ocean Museum at Utulei this week, taking in the sights while in American Samoa.
One from Canada says, it’s mostly the wind that brings him here, with the wind patterns — they favor American Samoa at this time of the year.
A couple...