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Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga submitted to the Fono for confirmation last week two director appointees as well as members for the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) Board of Directors. The two director appointees are Alfonso Pete Galea’i as the new Director of the...
Chicken leg quarters on the BBQ
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eight food commodities increased in price for June, according to the June 2020 Basic Food Index (BFI) report released by the ASG Commerce Department, which surveyed seven major food outlets. Those food items which increased in price include chicken legs, fresh fish, rice...
US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Denver, Colorado
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Denver, Colorado has set Sept. 23 to hear oral arguments in the US citizenship case, which was appealed from the federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah that ruled last December that “Persons born in American Samoa are...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A 6.1 magnatude earthquake hit 89.9 miles east of Hihifo, Tonga and at a depth of 14 km. This was Saturday morning at approximately 4:30a.m. American Samoa time. This is in the far north of the Tongan islands about 375 miles WSW of Tutuila. There are no immediate reports of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a traffic stop two weeks ago. Both were booked and confined at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). One is now charged while the other one was released when the 48 hours expired. They are Acuna Leomilo, who is now officially charged...
President Pro Tem Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga Nua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The increasing numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19 in the United States is causing concern to some Senators. President Pro Tem Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga Nua asked about government’s preparation to protect the territory from the coronavirus pandemic and...
Amata speaking with John Lewis
Washington, D.C. — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his audience didn’t care much for what he had to say. A son of Alabama sharecroppers, the young Lewis...
MV Manu’atele in the Ofu Harbor, showing damage to the dock that occurred during the storm that damaged the vessel earlier this year.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a July 13th executive order, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has temporarily suspended local procurement requirements so repairs can be carried out for the ASG owned MV Manu’atele, which was damaged earier this year during a storm at the Ofu Harbor in Manu’a. The US...
Rep. Gafatasi Afalava
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rep. Gafatasi Afalava this week called for a hearing with the Election Commissioner to discuss the possibility of amending the law to allow voters unable to travel home to cast absentee ballots. He said that the closing of the borders with Hawaii may disenfranchise many...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In seeking a preliminary injunction against the governor and the ASG over the governor’s COVID-19 declaration, plaintiff Bryan Jackson pointed out a specific provision of the Sixth Amended Declaration — proposing to enjoin the defendants from carrying them out. Oral...

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