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Pago Pago, AMERICANSAMOA —The U.S. Department of labor is citing what it describes as “a Pago Pago building construction company’s long history of violations of federal workplace safety and health laws,” claiming the violations have continued after inspections at two American Samoa work sites “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Repeat offender Tuuaifuaina Laki Va’apu’u aka Tony has been charged with one count of Burglary in the Second Degree, one count of Trespassing and eight counts of Stealing, after he broke into the house of a family who had befriended him awhile ago and treated him as a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P.S Mauga has signed into law an Administration bill — approved by the Fono during the First Regular Session of the 38th Legislature — that limits the amount of time that land and title disputes may languish before the Office of Samoa Affairs.
The governor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Next Goal Wins was a 2014 British documentary film directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison. The film chronicles the national football team of American Samoa now made into a movie 2023 by renowned Hollywood Director Taika Waititi, and co written with Iaim Morris.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Trading has been good between the two Samoa’s and continues at a heavy pace.
The upward trend of exports and imports seen in March this year continues, as evidenced in the flow of business through Samoa’s inter Island ferry.
The Lady Samoa which sails into the territory...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the challenges faced by American Samoa, shared by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga with the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO), are various natural disasters including cyclones and tropical storms, and in the last two years, the global COVID-19 pandemic, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga is acknowledging that The Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) Board of Directors has voted against removing TBAS CEO David Buehler. And while Lemanu is now turning his focus to the Office of Financial (OFI) Institutions to fully remedy...
BREAK-INS AT MAIN US POST OFFICE IN FAGATOGO
The central US Post Office, in downtown Fagatogo is under local police investigation, following two break-ins over the last two weeks.
American Samoa's Chief of Police Pouu’amea Tuaolo Sapapo in response to Samoa News questions confirms the break-in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS-WASC) has granted “Initial Accreditation Status” for Tafuna Elementary School, through June 30, 2026.
This decision, made during the Summer 2023 Commission Meeting “is based on all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and First Lady Ella Mauga hosted a dinner reception to honor Commander William Ashley and the crew aboard the USS Canberra on the evening of July 3, 2023 at the Mauga o Alii in Utulei. The USS Canberra (LCS 30) docked in American Samoa on July...