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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “There is no firm sale in place at this time, so no decision has been made regarding any particular campus,” said attorney Robert T. Glickman of the US-based law firm McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., which is representing Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Public Safety remains in the line of fire, as the court continues to see cases with no police reports.
Judge Elvis P. Patea told Assistant Attorney General Jason Mitchell last week that he has a 'long list' of police reports he needs to get from DPS.
"Police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A draft copy of a proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the ASG, the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA), and ASTCA was recently received by Samoa News.
Although the draft indicates Jan. 31, 2019 as the MOA’s effective date, Samoa News has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Social Science Department, peer mentors and Student Government Association co-sponsored a talk last week by Dr. Glenn Gabbard, a distinguished figure in the effort to include people with disabilities in higher education,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s case against the former executive director of the American Samoa Government Employees' Retirement Fund, Luatua Filisouaiga Ta’afua was dismissed without prejudice in High Court last week, after Judge Elvis P. Patea granted a motion filed by prosecutor,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old inmate who was accused of escaping from confinement last year while serving a 20-year sentence for escaping from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in January 2010 and assaulting an ANZ bank security guard has entered into a plea agreement with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Six bench warrants were issued for five people who failed to appear in District Court Thursday morning.
Judge Elvis P. Patea was sending a clear message: Show up for court or get arrested and pay the fine.
First on the list was defendant Lefatia Ah Kiong, facing 14...
Washington, DC – Over the past week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata has been pleased to welcome dignitaries to American Samoa’s congressional office for briefings, updates and discussions of the Pacific region.
New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States Rosemary Banks visited American Samoa’s...
Victoria University, NEW ZEALAND — Tropical waters in the Pacific will experience disproportionately high sea-level rise from climate change-induced polar ice melt, according to new research.
An academic from New Zealand's Victoria University Antarctic Research Centre is part of a global scientific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In documents recently made public, the US Census Bureau provided a summary of the 2020 Island Area Census, in which it will partner with territorial government agencies in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the US Virgin...