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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu’a commercial flights have resumed weekly flights from this week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
While Apia flights will remain Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the Government is looking into allowing additional flights and they hope to have the schedule for new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the 2022 midterm election only a few months away — Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 — Chief Election Officer, Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei issued an official statement yesterday to prospective candidates for American Samoa’s Delegate to the U.S House of Representatives and the...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced $1,499,430 in fiscal year 2022 Technical Assistance Program grant funding to two civic engagement and education programs for insular areas students. One million dollars has been provided to the Close-Up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man who is on probation for a stealing and burglary conviction four years ago was arrested last month on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a house and assaulted his long time ex-girlfriend in front of her new lover. And, when police apprehended the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government (ASG) and the Department of Treasury have announced a new Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for qualified and eligible taxpayers in American Samoa this year.
Checks will be distributed to all qualified and eligible taxpayers in September of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Paramount Builders is proud to sponsor coverage of all of the 2022 American Samoa High School Graduations, and wishes all graduates a successful journey into the future.
Eleven students from Pacific Horizon High School — “Home of the Navigators” — graduated last week,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip as part of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs last week through Memorial Day.
Starting in Tunisia, Members of Congress toured the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia; met...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four police officers, including a police captain were arrested yesterday on assault charges and were served with copies of their arrest warrants.
The four police officers were Police Captain Margie Alofaituli, Off. Faau Levi, Off. Elleryquinn Histake and Off. Dustin...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It has been confirmed that Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has COVID-19 and is now in isolation. He put those rumors to rest after confirming it during yesterday’s press conference and stated that he’s asymptomatic.
The Governor confirmed that he’s fully vaccinated and has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of the Government vehicle seen parked at the disabled spot at the Lumana’i building last week has defended why the car was there in the first place.
This follows a front page photo on Samoa’s News edition May 25, 2022 taken by a member of the community where...