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Ninety-three year old man charged with molesting great granddaughter

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:26am

A 93-year old man is facing charges in connection with sexual acts involving his four-year old great-granddaughter. Samoa News is withholding the...
Farmers disagree over mandating use of Fagatogo Marketplace

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:20am

Some local farmers have reiterated their call for the government and lawmakers to approve legislation that would ban the setting up of agriculture...
ASCC SAFF selected for Festival of the Pacific Arts

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:19am

The Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) established the Students’ Association for Faasamoa (SAFF) two...
AG’s office waives CI fees for Alataua group heading to Samoa

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:18am

An official with the Attorney General’s office has confirmed with Samoa News that Deputy Attorney General Mitzie Jessop Folau has signed a...
House passed Violence Against Women reauthorization act — bill is flawed says Faleomavaega

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:12am

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Faleomavaega today announced that the House, by a vote of 222-205, approved the controversial Republican-authored...
Court Report

Posted: Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:42pm

MAMOE VAOGA DENIES CHARGES A man who forged his paycheck last year November after he was fired denied the charges against him when he was arraigned...

"Passing of Larry Gandy"

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:42pm

Uti and Family, So sad to read in today's paper about Larry's passing last week. One of my original friends in American Samoa through Rotary...
Op-Ed: Moving Our Ship Forward, part 4

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:03pm

Such are the instructions barked out by the referee in a game of rugby when starting the scrum. For the unschooled in the game of rugby, a scrum...
Op-Ed: Fishing: 3o Years of Co-operative Tuna Management

Posted: Wed, 05/16/2012 - 8:54am

This year PNA (Parties to the Nauru Agreement) celebrates 30 years of sub-regional co-operative fisheries management. It has been a remarkable...

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:03am

Last Saturday the Eastern Star Youth Football League (ESYFL) closed off its...

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:53am

Thirteen is apparently a very lucky number—if you’re holding a...

Posted: Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:08am

Youngsters practice their tennis skills with Dave Godinet of the American Samoa...

A picture is a picture? 3 hours 15 min ago

Well, then smile for the cameras caused you're busted!
Greed 3 hours 17 min ago

Wow, what a waste of a great career, especially when people are...
Wow, really? 7 hours 13 min ago

This man did so much with his life to make all Samoans proud. Let...
How can you speak for the public? 8 hours 36 min ago

Asiata. How can you say that it would be easy for the public to...
"A picture is a picture" 8 hours 56 min ago

Yes in deed. A picture is a picture, and a thief is a thief....

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