Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of four accused of assaulting a 15-year-old boy with a tree limb is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month.
The defendant, Faavesi Saipeti, who appeared in Court last month for his initial appearance has a pending case in High Court on drug...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Office of the Territorial Registrar has “withdrawn” its notices published in the Samoa News pertaining to the proposed registration as individually owned land certain lots of the land “Nuu Fou”.
Citing its “failure to comply with the territory’s land registration...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three passengers onboard Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu last week Thursday night and two travelers on the MV Lady Naomi from Samoa last Thursday morning, tested COVID-19 positive and were place in isolation, in accordance with local protocol.
The Dept. of Health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government’s proposed budget for the new fiscal year (FY) has allocated $19.58 million for Special Programs.
This is part a $693.41 million budget for FY 2022-2023 with $84.54 million allocated for salaries.
The proposed budget has increased over the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu-Talauega administration is moving forward in its effort to expand “internet for all” in American Samoa. In a press release issued last week Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga said ASG had received word from the U.S. Department of Commerce commending the territory for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — According to the testimony by the DPS Deputy Commission, Jerry Letuli, October is now the target date for the Department of Public Safety/Office of Motor Vehicles to begin issuing REAL ID driver’s licenses and ID cards.
Letuli, along with Director of the Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “Insular Cases were correctly decided”, and “there is no reason to question their soundness”, according to two organizations in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) that filed a joint amicus brief — or “friends of the court” brief — in the U.S....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who called for police assistance during a domestic dispute at his family residence in Nuuuli was arrested and is now in custody after police found drugs in his possession.
Saifoloi Mapu is charged with one count of methamphetamine (meth), a felony and his bail is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The establishment of two new ASG agencies by Executive Order of the Governor does not sit well with some of the members of the House of Representatives.
A hearing was called by the House Government Operations committee under the leadership of Chair Faipule Faimealelei...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua working when he was tested “slightly” positive for COVID-19 has created alarm within the Department.
Last week, Samoa News received numerous calls from staff at the Department of Health expressing concerns after the Director was...