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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — US territories looking at independence from the United States, was one question of interest raised by a congressman, during last week’s remote U.S House Committee on Natural Resources, Insular Affairs hearing in which Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale testified from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 74th American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 21st beginning at 10 a.m. on the malae fronting the College’s Multi-Purpose Center.
As has become standard practice for ASCC Commencements, the Governor, the Board of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the Samoa News story published last Friday, May 14, 2021, “The oral traditions of Manu’a — time to preserve them local scholars say,” the leaders from the Manu’a Island who offered information to the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted by the court last year for 3rd degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, during a domestic violence incident is now back in court after police arrested him two weeks ago on the same allegation — he assaulted his wife again.
To protect the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Vaccination card is given the “Official Vaccination” stamp by the Health Department showing that the holder of the card is now fully vaccinated with two doses. A yellow sticker “I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE” is placed on the card and the person is also given a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of burglarizing a home and a store in the Tafuna area last year was arrested last month on drug charges during a traffic stop in Iliili. It was during his arrest that officers discovered that that there was an active court warrant from last year re the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Evidence of full vaccination “may be required” for entering the territory and getting “approval of immigration status or issuance of immigration ID cards”, are the major changes under Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s new COVID-19 emergency declaration issued...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A sudden surge in demand for travel has overwhelmed Hawaiian Airlines’ systems for booking flights – both online and on the phone – leaving Hawaii’s dominant carrier unable to serve customers.
Honolulu Civil Beat is reporting the problems, which the airline described as separate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tech giant, Google LLC is seeking approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand the company’s Spectrum Access Systems (SAS) administration of the entire 3550-3700 MHz band in American Samoa.
In January last year, FCC approved Google and other SAS...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Olataga Tavita was picked up by police, pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court, on the allegation that he unlawfully entered the home of a family and stole several items and is now also being charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
The government has filed two...