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Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Tower Insurance is looking to take complete ownership of its subsidiary National Pacific Insurance Limited (NPI). NPI, headquartered in Samoa, serves the markets of Tonga, American Samoa and Samoa. Last month, Tower increased its holdings in NPI by 22% by buying a share...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualauta remains the most populated county in American Samoa and Tafuna has the highest population count for all villages in the territory as of April 1, 2020, according to data of the 2020 American Samoa Census released late last week by the U.S Census Bureau. And...
First Lady, Ella Perefoti Mauga (fourth from left) with Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga (fifth from left) and Elder K. Brett Nattress (sixth from left)
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The official ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the “Pago Pago, American Samoa Temple” for   on Ottoville Road that was held last Saturday comes at a time when the Church’s membership has grown to more than 16,000 in the territory. And its roots began in...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 43-year-old man who is on probation for a drug conviction was arrested last month on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a house and assaulted his ex-wife in front of her boyfriend. However, when police apprehended the defendant, drugs were allegedly discovered...
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has lifted the ban on travellers from American Samoa, which was put in place three weeks ago after the territory reported its first coronavirus case. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa told local media that according to a report the territory's confirmed cases no longer pose a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Malaeimi who was arrested and charged for burglarizing his relative’s home and store is now facing additional charges of unlawful possession of illegal drugs. Loma Tufuga made his initial appearance in District Court last week. Tufuga, 41, is facing charges in...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alleged fight between a couple from Tafuna over the wife’s suspicion that her husband was having an affair has landed the couple in jail. It’s alleged that after the man assaulted his wife during a domestic spat, the wife went to a nearby store and allegedly assaulted...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local government review committee, established to assess the population count before closure of the 2020 census enumeration for the 2020 American Samoa Census didn’t come up with credible evidence to challenge the count due to the lack of better secondary...
Fainu’ulelei Ala’ilima-Utu,
compiled by Samoa News staff Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s recent call for more “active participation” by Task Force members was bolstered at this week’s COVID-19 Task Force meeting with a number of local politicians showing up in person to observe the deliberations where topics included crafting a...
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Apia, SAMOA — A Supreme Court judge in Samoa says Digicel and Vodafone should block harmful and inappropriate content including pornography. Justice Tologata Leilani Tuala-Warren made the comments when sentencing for an 18 year-old who was convicted of incest. She said the defendant had access to...

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