Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It looks like plans are back in the pipeline for ASG to build an office in Samoa after a land lease was initiated in Moto’otua at the end of the Atoa o Samoa talks last week at the American Samoa Community College Multipurpose Center in Malaeimi.
This was one of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an update regarding the dismissed case of the public school teacher, who was facing 15 criminal counts after he was accused of inappropriately touching female students, the case has officially been refiled.
Senetenari Malele’s initial court appearance was on Apr. 3,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Yesterday NOAA announced it is starting the process to potentially designate a new national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands area, as directed by President Biden and affirmed by the Department of Commerce on March 24, 2023.
This was confirmed in a press...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Commerce employees were in fine spirits on Flag Day as they lined up to march following their very successful trade show that took place at the DYWA gymnasium in Tafuna.
The two-day event —April 14 & 15 — showcased locally made products and services...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite gray skies and steady rain — the official flag day for the 2023 Flag Day, marking the 123 years since American Samoa became part of the U.S. family, continued more or less according to schedule, with the parade, flag raising and ava ceremony, as well as the siva...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The official flag raising ceremony for the 2023 Flag Day, marking the 123 years since American Samoa became part of the U.S. family gets underway after 7a.m today, with Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga delivering his Flag Day address at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
This year’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaker of the House Savali Talavou Ale is voicing his concern over Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga’s reasoning when he recently — albeit briefly —barred testimony by directors, managers and admin personnel from testifying before House hearings.
In an April 10 letter to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASG has offered a seven-day visa-free travel requirements for Samoan residents to the territory, a request to remove the departure tax for American Samoans traveling out of Samoa was unsuccessful.
The ’30-day permit’ requirement does remain for Samoa passport...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amid pre-Flag Day celebrations weather conditions turned ugly this past Saturday with heavy rain, and thunder and lightening, the island suffered a power outage around 1:20p.m and many residents on the western side of Tutuila didn’t get power restored until after 5p.m....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five groups opened the entertainment on the first night of the 47th Arts Council Flag Day Performing Arts Festival Thursday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Tama Fanau a Leone, Island Pearl, South Pacific Academy, New Boys and Leloaloa Methodist Youth entertained...