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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's Minister of Health Faimalotoa Kika Stowers is calling on communities to unite as part of efforts to stop the abandonment of babies.
Faimalotoa said now was not the time to point the finger, but rather the community needed to address a "mortifying and inhumane...
Washington, D.C— Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced the introduction of H.R. 4589. This bill, sponsored by Rep. TJ Cox (D-CA) with Reps. Aumua Amata (R-AS), Susie Lee (D-NV), and Greg Steube (R-FL), would give permanent authorization for the VA Grant Program for the transportation of highly rural...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is seeking a $570 civil money penalty (CMP) against KM Inc., d.b.a KM — located in Petesa — for violating provisions of the FDA’s tobacco regulations, at least three times within a 24-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 44-year-old farmer who drove his wife to Leone for the alleged purpose of beating and killing her because of his suspicions that she was having an affair with a bus driver was arrested last week.
The government claims that the suspect’s plan to kill his wife was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year-old man convicted of assaulting another man by poking his neck with a knife and punching him in the face multiple times is going to jail.
Anapapa Mulitalo, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a $15,000 surety bond, has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House approved last Thursday an Administration bill, which increases member contribution and provides a profit allocation from the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA) to the ASG Employees’ Retirement Fund (ASGERF).
The measure, which was introduced...
Apia, SAMOA & Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — I lay on the mat of the open-air bungalow in Apia, Samoa, looking up at a gecko. As its tail quivered, I felt a sympathetic twitch in my leg. Su'a Sulu'ape Paulo III, the sixth-generation Samoan hand-tap tattoo master leaning over me, paused to see if...
![[l-r] Pita ‘Pete’ Tanielu, with his mother, Sapapali’i and sister, Edwina last Saturday at Lions Park](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/edwina_award.jpg?itok=btJp2AyV "[l-r] Pita ‘Pete’ Tanielu, with his mother, Sapapali’i and sister, Edwina last Saturday at Lions Park during the Rotary Club of Pago Pago and Hawaiian Airlines’ 10th anniversary memorial service of the deadly Sept. 29, 2009 earthquake/ tsunami victims. Edwina is seen holding her scholarship award presented by Laura Lafoia Ava Tesimale, co-founder of US-based One Global Family Foundation (OGFF). [photo: FS]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two members of the Tanielu family — Edwina and Blessing — were awarded scholarships from One Global Family Foundation (OGFF) at last Saturday’s Leions Park memorial service commemorating the 10th anniversary of the deadly 2009 tsunami. Their father was among the victims...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in an effort to ‘break the silence’ and encourage victims to ‘speak out’ and ‘stand up’, the Angels Against Violence, in partnership with Matson Shipping, are inviting everyone to “kick” it out for domestic violence, with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old man from Pago Pago accused of raping his 15-year-old niece was arrested last week and is now in custody. He made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Pro Temp Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde last week.
The government claims that the alleged sexual...