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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The chair of the America Samoa Telecommunication Authority (ASTCA) Board, Aleki Sene Jr has been suspended from his role, as chair — until further notice.
A source told Samoa News that the decision to suspend Sene Jr was based on the issue that there is a conflict of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man living in Anchorage, Alaska has been indicted on federal charges of possessing heroin and methamphetamine for distribution and illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon.
Forty-two year old Kirt Sainila Filoiali’i appeared last Friday before US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In proclaiming May 2021 to be “Older Americans Month” in American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga “urged every member of our community to take time this month to honor our older adults and the professionals, family members, volunteers and caregivers who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Associate Justice Fiti Sunia has ordered the sponsor of a man from Samoa convicted for violating local drug laws to step up and fulfill his responsibility under Immigration local laws by paying the defendant’s $2,000 fine ordered by the Court as a condition of his 5-year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sounds of cheers and sighs of relief that the pandemic is winding down are in the air as this year more schools are once again holding commencement exercises. Here are two with graduates from American Samoa.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate and graduate degrees were...
A 52-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his 15-year-old niece was arrested after authorities were tipped off by the victim’s stepmother.
(In the interest of protecting the minor victim, Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant, who is her uncle. The court affidavit provides the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale has made clear to a US congressional committee American Samoa’s message that any change to its political status and rights under federal territorial law, should be decided by local elected leaders, the territory’s people and the elected...
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Lieutenant Governor Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a congressional hearing, in which the Lieutenant Governor testified in “strong opposition” to a proposed Insular Cases Resolution. The Congresswoman agreed and supported...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A teacher at Tafuna High School, and a teacher at Aua Elementary School have been nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year award.
Mr. Edney Apulu was nominated in the senior division and Mrs. Kuuipo Rocha-Manini was nominated in the junior division of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 48-year-old farmer from Samoa convicted of drug possession has been sentenced to probation and ordered to depart the territory after serving 12 months of his 5-year sentence.
Masi Fialata appeared in court last week for sentencing.
He was initially charged with...