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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A video of a waterspout recorded in Leone and posted online by Billie Ena was circulating Thursday morning and creating a lot of concerns among people sharing the post.
Samoa News reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comments but was told the staff was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Honolulu has officially adjudicated a civil lawsuit, brought by the Territory of American Samoa — through ASG and the Governor’s Office — against federal defendants, including the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) dealing with the Large...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Health (DoH) fell short when projecting the growth of healthcare for local women in the categories of pre-natal, and preventative care over the 5 years beginning in 2019 after the COVID pandemic brought about changes in how the clinics were operating and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — STARS Of The Pacific rocked the stage at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium Wednesday night at the first International Opera Gala in Utulei, American Samoa, a Black & White- red carpet charity event hosted by the Pacific Island Foundation, as part of its “youth...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD), a collegiate honor society for students of English at two-year institutions, has become part of campus life at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC). Nationwide, Sigma Kappa Delta has 141 chapters with an average undergraduate membership of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed bipartisan House passage Wednesday of a Continuing Resolution (C.R.) that maintains government funding levels, while remaining details of a long-term appropriations legislative package, known as an Omnibus, are in late-stage negotiations....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) condition report cited a number of concerns following research from 2007 to 2020 by the National Oceania Atmospheric Administration.
This is the first condition report for the sanctuary since it was expanded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman has been charged for allegedly stabbing two individuals — a woman and a 12-year old child over reports of “rumors”.
Makerita Tavae is facing two charges of second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree assault.
She was taken into custody by way of an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the month of November, the Basic Food Index (BFI) recorded a 0.4 per cent decline in food prices tracked on Tutuila, according to the report released last week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics Division.
The BFI reports that eight out of 20 food commodities...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A surprise cash count at the Registrar’s office conducted by the Territorial Audit Office back in August this year found one minor discrepancy in the cash count. However, there are “deficiencies” and “weaknesses” in accounting at the office, according to a 14-page...