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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government, Department of Agriculture has advised the Samoa Government Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, that locally produced raw and cooked meat, and meat products from Samoa are now allowed into American Samoa for personal consumption and...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — GGov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has voiced concerns with overstayers who have not gotten their MMR shots, and has indicated the administration’s willingness to extend the deadline of the “short amnesty” for these illegal immigrants to get vaccinated, as the government moves...
HAL flight 465  on the tarmac
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — About an hour before the usual Thursday night Hawaiian Airlines fl ight landed in American Samoa, the Department of Port Administration – on its Facebook page – posted photos of first responders and government leaders at the Pago Pago International Airport Emergency...
Photo of members of Scholarship Board with ASCC recipients.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A brief ceremony was held earlier this week at the DOE conference room to award ASG scholarships to several recent ASCC graduates, who are pictured with ASG Scholarship Board chairman Senator Faiivae Godinet; co-chairperson Donna Gurr; and DOE director Dr. Ruth Matagi-...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Interviews started last Friday for the 159 applicants who passed the census test for part-time jobs as field enumerators for the 2020 American Samoa Census. This is according to local Census Area Manager Meleisea Vai Filiga. As previously reported by Samoa News, the ASG...
Cousins Namulauulu Fia Asuega Paaga and Sapi Galea’i
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just a week before Christmas at Paradise Pizza in Nuuuli, more than a dozen local cancer patients and their family members got an early Christmas gift in form of cash, from the Galea'i Peni Poumele Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization which was founded in 1992 by...
CCCAS Church in Leone decked out in Chritmas lights
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa joins Christians around the world to celebrate the birth of Christ. While Christmas has passed in other parts of the world including our neighbors Samoa and other South Pacific countries the spirit of the season is still strong. Christmas is a special day...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the sentencing of a man from Samoa convicted of violating local drug laws, the court said the only option in cases like this, is to send the culprits back to their countries, to save local resources. Mataese Aleki, a citizen of Samoa, was in custody for over 12...
StarKist Samoa plant
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  Pittsburgh-based StarKist Co., owner of StarKist Samoa cannery, has expressed appreciation to the US Congress as well as American Samoa leaders for moving forward the legislative process and final approval of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit. It however...
A family who enjoyed the CCCAS Petesa Uta annual concert
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the territory on the verge of the Christmas-New Year’s holiday, Monday was government payday, but those who have direct deposit received their money over the past weekend. ASG retirees, who usually receive their benefit checks at the end of the month, received their...

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