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Thomas Siaumau in a Samoa News file photo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Vaitogi convicted last month of seven counts related to the shooting of a police vehicle with an officer behind the wheel is going to jail. Thomas Siaumau, 20, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the High Court. In delivering the court’s decision,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To revalidate the weight survey conducted three years ago, Hawaiian Airlines is conducting the survey, again, of passengers on the airline’s flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago with people participating on a “voluntary” basis. The survey is estimated to last four...
A farmer in American Samoa displays his produce at a farmers market
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Officials in American Samoa are urging farmers to take part in a territory-wide agricultural census. Farmers are being urged to complete questionnaires from the Department of Commerce. It says the data will be used to show the value of agriculture in American Samoa, as...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A request from the Department of Port Administration led to Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), Dr. Oreta M. Crichton cancelling the award for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the “construction management services” contract for one of the airport projects intended to be...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 45-year-old man who was accused of assaulting his wife while extremely intoxicated told the court that he was sorry for his actions. The defendant was initially charged with 3rd degree assault, public peace disturbance and endangering the welfare of a child, all...
Congresswoman Amata with Congressman Sablan
Washington, DC – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she has teamed up with Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI) for the introduction of the bipartisan Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act to provide tuition assistance to students in the islands. The...
Federal District Court Building in Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchorage, ALASKA — A 31-year old American Samoan man, labeled by federal prosecutors as the “instigator” of a mail theft case in Alaska, was seeking a probative sentence. However, federal prosecutors have concerns with Congress Lepou, being made treasurer of a Samoan church youth ministry “after...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who failed to comply with conditions of his 5 years probation, which was given out by the High Court in 2014 was given another chance to prove himself. Sinave Tupuola appeared in court yesterday morning for his Disposition Hearing, for failure to comply with...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who has been convicted of breaking the law again while serving 10-years probation for a similar offense was ordered by the court to depart the jurisdiction of American Samoa after his period of incarceration and remain outside for the balance of the period of his...
American Samoa Community College
Washington, D.C. — CNMI Del. Gregorio Sablan has introduced legislation authorizing special federal tuition assistance for graduates of Northern Marianas College and American Samoa Community College who want to pursue a four-year degree at any public university in the United States, Sablan's office...

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