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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 25-year-old man who was picked up pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court, on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a store in the Tafuna area and stole several items including electronics’ accessories; two speakers; a laptop and several power tools is now...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For passengers traveling on the April 15th repatriation flight, please find the following flight information and times:
FLIGHT NUMBERS
HA927: inbound flight (HNL-PPG)
HA928: outbound flight (PPG-HNL)
FLIGHT TIMES
ETD from Honolulu: 8:00AM
ETA to Pago: 12:50PM
ETD from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Christians around the world, including those in American Samoa, commemorate Good Friday today, as the day when Jesus Christ was crucified and died on the cross at Calvary to save the world — it is a day of mourning for Christians.
It was already Good Friday, Apr. 2nd,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasurer Malemo Tausaga, in a brief statement yesterday afternoon, announced that the sixth batch of tax refunds — more than $750,00 — is scheduled for release today, Thursday, Apr. 1st.
And it’s not an April Fool’s joke.
“Remainder of taxpayers who filed on Feb. 2...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has introduced a bill in the 117th Congress that would enable any U.S. National who wishes to do so to convert to U.S. citizenship through a simplified procedure with the office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The House bill,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse has issued subpoenas for the TCF Warden and the Watch Commander who was on duty on Feb. 17, 2021, to appear in court on Apr. 23 to provide more information regarding the issue where an inmate tested positive for methamphetamine (meth) while...
Washington, D.C. — The Biden administration has announced measures to respond to rising anti-Asian violence in the United States.
The measures also aim to advance safety, inclusion, and belonging for all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
They include about 50-...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced that proposals are now being accepted for the Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) program funding for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The total funding available to the territories is $8.5 million. Those eligible to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new warehouse on a lot — once grassy and empty — across from the Ave o le Fetuao Methodist Church in Fagaima has raised concerns from nearby residents and others.
This week, Tualauta Rep. Larry Sanitoa wrote — via email message — to Public Works director, Faleosina...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force continues to discuss ways to improve processes for repatriation flights as well as implement new policies aimed at protecting American Samoa’s borders against the deadly COVID pandemic.
In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Task Force detailed...


![If you were confirmed on the flight, please log back into your Hawaii Safe Travels form at travel.hawaii.gov and complete the trip portion of the form. [screenshot from website] Safe Travels Hawaii graphic](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/safe_travels_hawaii.jpg?itok=icF9mLo-)

![Even before the official announcement came from Malemo, word have already spread late yesterday morning, through the coconut wireless and other means of communications, that refunds checks will be distributed today. [SN file photo] ASG Treasurer Malemo Tausaga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/treasurer_malemo-tausaga-e1554187171392-o5rmz2t95ew2x8gxgnu2xdljl5ljwb3bmmw83mkhgc_3.jpg?itok=HisabEPT)
![If enacted by Congress and approved by President Biden, U.S. Nationals at their option would be able to convert to Citizenship and, if living in the states or District of Columbia, be able to vote in presidential elections and hold certain federal jobs that require citizenship to obtain security clearances. [SN file photo] Amata with Capitol building in the background](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_capitol_in_background_4.jpg?itok=BZrAZJkN)
![The front gate to the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) with its huge wall that the court says apparently isn't keeping out drugs. [photo by AF] TCF gate and wall](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tcf_new_wall_0134.jpg?itok=iNuKkO05)


![This recent courtesy photo shared with Samoa News shows the ongoing construction of a new warehouse on a lot — once grassy and empty — across from the Ave o le Fetuao Methodist Church in Fagaima that has raised concerns from nearby residents and others. [courtesy photo] frame of new warehouse in a field](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/wrehouse-4633.jpg?itok=YIrmx5ve)
![Fifteen residents of American Samoa who were repatriated from Apia on March 28th are currently in quarantine at the alternative care facility ACF #2 at the Tafuna Health Center. Also quarantined were four personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), who also arrived on March 28th to conduct annual navigational aid recertification. The group departed the next day (March 29) without exposure or incident. Several other flight requests are still pending or recently submitted to the Task Force for approval. [SN file photo] Members of the task force](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/covid-19_press_conference_0490_2.jpg?itok=SyK-hyzH)