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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Joining with the Agency for Better Living Endeavors (ABLE) to draw attention to Alzheimer's Disease, ASTCA is stepping up to help present the music group that has brought Samoan music to families around the world for over 50 years.
"We are grateful to partner with ABLE...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Close to 10 people were arrested over the long holiday weekend following a police raid of a family home in Pago Pago.
Police executed an arrest warrant and during the raid uncovered methamphetamine drug paraphernalia.
Efforts were made to get official comments from...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Greenpeace New Zealand is asking people of the Pacific to share their views on deep-sea mining in a new online survey translated into nine Pacific languages.
Greenpeace Aotearoa seabed mining campaigner James Hita said the movement to halt deep sea mining is strong and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 27-year-old man from Mapusagafou was arrested last month pursuant to an arrest warrant on the allegation that he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl.
Samoa News has chosen not to name the defendant to protect the privacy of the girl.
The defendant who is known by two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Tonga just before midnight local time, 211km from the capital Nuku'alofa and the American Samoa Emergency Operations Center issued a tsunami advisory.
People in Tonga were initially evacuated to higher ground but so far there have been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five new faipule will be joining the 20-elected members of the local House of Representatives next year after they were elected Tuesday by their constituents in the 2022 Midterm Election, according to unofficial results released early yesterday morning.
The candidates...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Tourism Authority in collaboration with a number of hotels and resorts in Samoa will be in American Samoa for the Discover Beautiful Sales Mission in the territory from Monday to Thursday.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Samoa Tourism...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The face and voice of Bluesky, Sherry Sele will be missed by many.
Bluesky Chief Executive Officer, Justin Tuiasosopo said their company was fortunate Ms Sele was on their team for close to 20 years.
Ms Sele passed away Oct. 9, 2022. She was 59.
"Sherry was so loved by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An intoxicated man was arrested in Malaeimi last month after he went into the house where his wife and children were with a knife in his hand and threatened to harm them for not allowing him back into their family.
The defendant made his initial appearance in court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has filed a motion to quash in part and comply in part with the Senate Select Investigative Committee’s (SSIC) ‘Subpoena Duces Tecum’ in regards to the TALOFAPass contract to the DataHouse Consulting Inc.
(A subpoena Duces Tecum is an order...