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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Forestry Program, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – U.S Forest Service (USFS) has completed the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualatai’s new Senator will be sworn in today, at 11 a.m in the Senate’s temporary chamber in Fagatogo.
He is Tuiasina Dr Salamo Laumoli. He replaces Senator Satele Galu Teutusi Satele, who passed away last year.
Legislative legal counsel confirmed the swearing in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga has called on community leaders in the villages to revisit having curfews in the evenings for prayer services within families.
He made the call at the Department of Education’s Culminating Event to conclude the first cycle of the Mental Health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Each of us has a story to tell about what was important in our life this past year. But the event we all have in common is COVID-19. This year Samoa News is looking back at the pandemic and how it changed our lives keeping us further apart with social distancing while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As 2022 comes to an end, American Samoa has some inexpected visitors after a United Airlines flight was forced to divert to the territory. A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney had to make an emergency landing on Friday into Pago Pago International Airport...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Catholic community, which was already in mourning for the passing yesterday of retired Pope Benedict XVI woke up this morning to learn that 94-year old Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, who led the Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago for 29 years, had passed away...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa will be welcoming the New Year at the stroke of 12 midnight tonight, Saturday, Dec. 31, ushering in 2023, with hopes of new blessings as the territory fully reopens in borders, and welcomes in cruise ships, after the community spread of COVID-19 this year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga has signed into law an act amending former Governors’ monetary allowance of 60 percent to reflect the current salary of the Governor in Office.
The bill was signed into law on December 20, 2022 and confirmed in a letter sent by Governor to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local boxer who pleaded guilty to assaulting two young boys with a tree branch has been sentenced to 24 months probation.
Sentencing for Paofe Iopu Se’eti was handed down by Acting Associate Justice Elvis Patea, who was accompanied on the bench by Associate Judges...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga and First Lady Ella Mauga hosted an appreciation dinner for the Cabinet prior to the Christmas week, at the Governor’s Maugaoalii residence in Fagatogo.
“January 3, 2023 will mark the two year anniversary of our Administration. On behalf of...