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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An employee of the Ronald Reagan Shipyard Authority was undergoing training underwater when tragedy struck, last Thursday evening. It is unknown what occurred while he was under water, nor if his passing is officially being considered a drowning, accidental or otherwise...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a June 20, memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga set a deadline of 3p.m. Friday for cabinet members to submit their Yearly Training Calendar (YTC), which must include, among other things, personnel costs per month for the new FY 2024, which starts on Oct. 01, 2023...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ili’ili and Pava’ia’i Laundromat owners called police on May 31st, after discovering the south-side sliding window of their establishment was pried open and in addition, $370 cash that was left inside the cash register, was missing.
On the same day at 6:30a.m., officers...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a bipartisan 10-Member Congressional Delegation (CODEL) that participated in the 86th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue (TLD) in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, with eight select members of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa has issued an alert to notify the public that several counterfeit bills have turned up on island in the past two weeks.
A press release from the office of bank president & CEO David A. Buehler, says four counterfeit $100 bills...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is a concern over the growing number of illegal activities in the villages. This according to Secretary for the Samoan Affairs Mauga Tasi Asuega during a meeting of village mayors this week.
He said there have been numerous reports of suspected illegal dealings in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A break in was discovered at TSM store Tafuna at 10:33p.m. on May 2, 2023, and when officers arrived at the scene, they met with the owner who gave a brief account of the situation and provided security camera footage.
On the same day at 11:33p.m., officers interviewed a...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata raised the issue of buying American tuna in a question to White House Council of Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) Chairwoman Brenda Mallory, while voicing concerns about the Biden administration’s plan to expand Marine Monument fishing prohibitions.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News recently received a copy of the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) FY2022 Annual Continuing Disclosure Report for the General Revenue (and Refunding) Bonds that basically announces that the Territorial Bank American Samoa (TBAS) “has...
Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff since yesterday, June 22 and will remain at half-staff through today, June 23 following an order by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, “as a show of respect for former Senator Gaea Pelefoti Faulautusi, who passed away in recent weeks.”
“As we reflect on...