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The Commerce Department celebrated Coast Week in Manu’a last week and this DOC photo shows youngsters and adults who attended the event. [photo: DOC Facebook]
Port Administration staff posed for a photo on Wednesday at the department’s main office at the Port of Pago Pago, during the launch of its Port Electronic Ticketing System (PETS) project to streamline the ticketing and boarding process for ferry operations to the Manu'a islands. This photo was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lieutenant Governor Talauega E. V Ale led a delegation that arrived in Manu'a this past Tuesday to follow up on the progress of various work development and service projects. The delegation is also tasked with identifying possible areas for future projects earmarked to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga's declaration that Manu’a’s marine and rainforest resources be developed has inspired a flurry of private sector economic development. At the heart of the development is the evidentiary research of Dr. Peter Craig of the National Park Service and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The nine-member crew of the MV Manu’atele — which sailed into territorial waters over the weekend — are in quarantine and will be released at the end of this month, says Port Administration director, Taimalelagi Dr. Claire Poumele, who points out that this week’s sail to...
Manu'a Islands, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoan Orator Chief, Fata Ariu Levi, invites you to join him on a journey through science and history as he announces the fulfilment of his lifelong ambition in the release of his book: Navigators Quest for a Kingdom in Polynesia.This account describes the last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The decision by Samoa Airways to increase its fares for Manu’a without any prior announcement disappointed representatives from Manu’a. All three Manu’a faipule spoke about the issue during a House Session this week and demanded a hearing with Port Administration...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House Fetu Fetui Jr believes that the government’s decision to search vessels and flights from Manu’a for illegal drugs is not only illegal but it violates people’s constitutional rights under the Constitution and the laws of American Samoa.
The...
About 16 Detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit with a K-9 dog took part in a police raid conducted in Ofu, Manu'a last Thursday via Talofa Airways. The team left the Pago Pago International Airport around 7:30am and returned around 3p.m. Reliable sources told Samoa News that police went...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — DPS Vice & Narcotics detectives are still investigating an incident where over 200 hand rolled marijuana joints were discovered on the MV Pago Pago when it sailed from Manu’a to Pago Pago last Thursday night.
One week prior to this incident, a man was arrested by...