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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 19-year-old who’s accused of breaking into a home in Pavaiai and then managed to get away before the occupants woke up and saw him, was identified after he dropped his shirt in the family’s living room.
The intruder, Avia Eti made his initially appearance in District...
Washington, D.C. — Friday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed official notice of four U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for American Samoa’s airports through appropriations by Congress in last year’s COVID relief that combine for $1,050,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Birthday cakes were set-up last Friday on a table at the conference area of the Fono Fale Samoa, the temporary home for the Senate and its chamber.
The cakes were part of a Senate luncheon, to celebrate the birthdays of three senators this month, as well as the official...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was during a continuation of the House Government Operation Committee hearing which was interrupted by the tsunami warning last week where the Director of Human Resources Lynn Pulou Alaimalo was reduced to tears during questioning by faipule.
House members did not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ford Direct Markets recently announced the winners of its annual Chairman’s and President’s Awards – a program designed to recognize its distributor partners for delivering outstanding customer experience and operations in 2020.
Taking home the coveted Chairman’s Award...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old taxi driver who was convicted of receiving stolen goods has been sentenced to two years probation.
Lameta Togiaso was initially charged with one count of conspiracy to steal, a class C felony, punishable by imprisonment of up to 7 years, a fine of up to $5,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 25-year-old man from Tafuna who, along with a co-defendant broke into an Asian store in Tafuna and stole about $2,000 worth of goods — none of which was recovered — was ordered last month to pay restitution of $2,000 to the store, after he serves 28 months at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean announced during the Senate session on Wednesday that the biannual meeting in Honolulu of the ASG Employees Retirement Fund (ASERF) will be held in May with lawmakers.
Tuaolo, a member of the ASGERF board, said the Fund’s board of...
Alega Preservation Institute, a 501c3 charity, is extending its Clean Up Campaign to remove discarded and abandoned utility –telecommunication poles left behind in the village of Alega. The campaign will identity, document and remove the poles. Volunteers are welcomed Monday. March 22, 2021 — 7 a....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Mar. 10th memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga reconstituted the ASG Zoning Board and announced nine new members. Each board member serves a two-year term, and may be reappointed to the board — members are not subject to Fono confirmation.
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![The intruder, Avia Eti made his initially appearance in District Court last week. [SN file photo] American Samoa District Court building](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/district_court_199.jpg?itok=3XMtnTzx)

![The birthday celebrations were for Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, now 76; Sen. Alo Paul Stevenson, 77, with two birthday cakes; and Sen. Satele Aliita’i Lilio, the youngest at the age of 70. [photo: FS] Three birthday cakes](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bd_cakes_for_senators_5901.jpg?itok=PpDtOxiu)
![Director of the Department of Human Resources (DHR), Lynn Pulou Alaimalo appeared before the House Government Operations Committee last Thursday for a hearing that turned contentious as House lawmakers’ voiced and at times yelled their concerns about the issue of rollbacks. The director was reduced to tears during the hearing by faipule — some cursed, some yelled and some walked out. The House Vice Speaker also warned the DHR director, “If the Fono agrees to pass a House Resolution to remove you from your position, you will be removed.” [photo by AF] Lynn Pulou Alaimalo](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/hr_director_0324.jpg?itok=DLMpH-vh)
![Samoa Motors is the recipient of the coveted Chairman’s award (center) for the Asia-Pacific region. [courtesy photo] Ford Chairman’s award](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa_ford_all_trophies.jpg?itok=65B2JrLo)
![Defense attorney told the court that his client is a first time offender and he asked the court for a probated sentence without any period of incarceration. He said his client spent almost 5 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), and he lost his job as a result. [SN file photo] TCF Territorial Correctional Facility sign](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tcf_101.jpg?itok=p9xx9BGr)



![Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga reconstituted the ASG Zoning Board and announced nine new members. [SN file photo] Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lemanu_standing_1.jpg?itok=CYBRqIG7)