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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Territorial Teach of the Year (TTOY) 2021, Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka was officially announced last Thursday afternoon by Education director Dr Ruth Matagi-Tofiga, during a presentation at the Education Department’s (ASDOE) main office in Utulei.
A teacher for nearly 10-years...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating the incident where bodies of two men were found floating at sea in Amouli last Monday evening, Sept. 28th, a witness who was with them earlier told Samoa News that the two were drinking beer with him before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono is set to convene today, for a 15-day Special Session called by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to “reconsider the fiscal year 2021 budget and to submit a budget that is compliant with established policies and procedures, according to the governor’s latest memo to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To help provide some financial assistance for American Samoa residents stranded off island due to border closure, Secretary of Samoan Affairs Mauga T. Asuega suggested a cabinet-member funded initiative, and declared his donation of $5,000 to kick start such a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 20 StarKist Samoa employees celebrated their 5 to 30 years of service at the cannery in July and August 2020 and were honored in a ceremony on Sept. 24th in the cannery’s cafeteria.
Pictured are five of those who were honored with ulas and certificates with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young woman convicted of stealing a rental car while she’s on probation for another stealing conviction back in 2015 was given another chance by the High Court.
Theresa Luamanu appeared last week for sentencing and a disposition hearing. She was represented by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the second time in two weeks, members of the Tavai Family, Laulu Family and people of Gataivai gathered Wednesday afternoon to participate in a demonstration calling out for government leaders to return their land that was given by their ancestors for government use...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Commerce has released a new policy to encourage economic development activity at the Tafuna Industrial Park (TIP). American Samoa’s economic and business development challenges include several issues, and to a large extent, and according...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono has approved a Senate Concurrent Resolution lending its support to a request by the Department of Marine of Wildlife Resources (DMWR) to a federal fishery agency “to suspend or vacant the interim measure” imposed on the limitation of bottomfish caught in federal...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the threat level from COVID-19 in American Samoa presently at a minimum — this semester family and friends were once again welcomed to the ASCC Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) induction ceremony held in the auditorium of the ASCC Multipurpose Center. The Fall...