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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Director for the Homeland Security, Samana Semo Ve’ave’a has publicly apologized to members of the public for the “confusion” after the bomb threat, which led to evacuating people from their offices near the Port and Airport.
He said the Emergency Operationd Center (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Close to 12pm, Police cleared the road, and people who work at the offices around the area have been cleared to return to work after the area was evacuated earlier in the morning.
Samoa News staff was told to evacuate immediately, Police officers set up roadblocks and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the territory reaches “herd immunity”, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has eased more restrictions under his new COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, effective May 28, businesses, indoor public gatherings, in-person schools and college instruction as well as government offices...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new set up put in place by Port Administration (PA) at the Inter-Island dock last Thursday, at the terminal building, when the Lady Naomi arrived from Samoa last surprised many people, while others were very pleased and satisfied with the new protocols.
The Polynesia...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) held a Senior Citizens Day Program this past Friday where seniors were recognized for their impact on the territory. TAOA also recognized the oldest senior citizen, presented an award for community service excellence, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old uncle accused of sexually abusing his 16-year-old niece at their home is now in custody after he was arrested last month pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court.
The defendant made his initial appearance in Court where his bail is set at $15,000.
He is...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a federal funding notification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the amount of $643,500 for American Samoa Department of Health. This is a discretionary grant for cancer prevention and control programs.
“First of all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We were never trained to do CPR when it comes to an emergency.”
This was the response from several police officers Samoa News asked last week amid criticism from members of the public about the way DPS and EMS crews responded to an emergency when a player at a pickle...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Barry Lemisio made his initial appearance in Court last month after he was caught with meth while on probation for the same offense.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth, a felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than five nor more...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (DOI-IA) announces $27,720,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2022 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) grant funding for priority needs across the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...