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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted for stealing was released from custody after the court determined that the 15 months he spent at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await sentencing was enough punishment.
Kalifa Tevita, under a plea agreement with the government, pled...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Territorial Broadband Strategy (ASTBS) Working Group, a project of the local Commerce Department invites the public to participate in a brief survey on Broadband developments in American Samoa.
Survey information will be used to understand the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An intoxicated man was arrested after a woman who was riding on the same bus requested police assistance, claiming that the man inappropriately touched her.
When police officers arrested the man, a glass pipe commonly used to smoke ice, containing white crystalline...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will hold its 73rd Commencement Ceremony this Friday, December 11, beginning at 10 a.m Ninety-one prospective graduates are expected to receive their degrees and certificates, although the final number will depend on final...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several senior officials at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) have voiced their concern regarding an incident early Sunday morning at Vaitogi when a cop allegedly cocked a rifle pointed at bystanders who were trying to help an officer who was injured when the police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two intoxicated men were arrested last month on the allegation that one of them feloniously restrained the victim while the other attempted to rape her. The two men are Loma Tagaloa and Maalona Sale.
On Nov. 15th, 2020 at approximately 9:08p.m, an elderly woman contacted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Dec. 3rd memo, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga re-appointed four members of the American Samoa TeleCommunication Board of Directors. Among the re-appointed members are Iulogologo Joseph Pereira who was also reappointed as board chairman.
Aside from Iulogologo the other...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man with two bench warrants including a large sum of traffic fines owed to the court was arrested last month on allegations of unlawful drug possession.
William Tamafili made his initial appearance in Court last month and bail is set at $10,000 cash. He is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The low pressure system that is now northwest of American Samoa is now classified as Tropical Disturbance TD01F/Invest 90P. However, this disturbance is not expected to develop into a tropical storm for at least another 48 hours.
There is no threat to American Samoa from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s long awaited “super alia” project will soon become a reality, thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded to the local Commerce Department to support commercial fishing workforce development and economic...




![Mrs. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, a Secondary Education teacher with the American Samoa Department of Education, will be the Keynote Speaker for the 73rdAmerican Samoa Community College Commencement taking place this Friday, December 11, at 10 a.m on the main campus malae. A 2011 ASCC graduate, Mrs. Suluai-Mahuka has been chosen as the 2021 Territorial Teacher of the Year for American Samoa. [Courtesy Photo] Mrs. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc_fall_2020_graduation_keynote_speaker.jpg?itok=ANPc98rH)
![An officer was injured when the police vehicle he was in ran off the road and went into a ditch. [courtesy photo] Police unit in ditch](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dps_crashed_0412.jpg?itok=biIAG6QJ)




![This photo shows the brochure for the ASG/DOC “Alia Tele - Super Alia” published in 2018. The only thing stopping the project was the lack of money — which has now been helped with funding from the USEDA. [SN file photo] Brochure for the ASG/DOC “Alia Tele - Super Alia”](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/super_alia_pix.jpg?itok=VayE5prf)