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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Results for two out of seventeen Representative Districts in yesterday’s 2022 Mid Term Election were not called until this morning — when they were announced on the government-owned television station.
Representative District #12 - Ituau at the Nu’uuli polling station,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Secretary of Interior’s power to appoint the Chief Justice; decide appeal cases and override the governor’s veto remains intact under the American Samoa Constitution.
The results of the referendum which proposed 11 amendments to the constitution as endorsed by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa has been granted permission to order a second, sizable coin shipment for the Territory.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the only bank in the territory.
“The bank has submitted the order request, and the shipment is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce is gearing up for the 2022 BizFest with the focus on local businesses.
The event is scheduled on November 19, 2022 with the theme, "Empowering Local Entrepreneurship”.
This was confirmed by Commerce Director Petti Matila in response to Samoa...