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Honolulu, HAWAII — The 2020 annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports have been released on the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s online portal: wpcouncildata.org.
These reports on nearshore and pelagic fisheries in the Western Pacific Region provide data and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is a cosponsor of a bill introduced in the House last week that would make some additional local infrastructure investments eligible for payment with unspent COVID-19 relief funds.
The bipartisan State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s case against former Chief Immigration Officer (CIO), Peseta Dennis Fuimaono is now handed over to the panel of Judges to decide.
Associate Justice Fiti Sunia announced yesterday morning after counsels from both parties presented their closing arguments...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chicken of the Sea International (COSI), a major competitor for StarKist Samoa cannery, contends that application of the Buy American provisions to tuna purchased for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has resulted in higher costs and is not in the best interest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of pouring gasoline on his wife and threatening to burn her alive is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month.
The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court last month and he’s held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man from Kokoland accused of burglarizing a store in Tafuna and taking off with several items has admitted to the allegations against him.
Tevita Peniata, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared in High Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s “dependence on imports is extreme, compared to other U.S jurisdictions” and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the territory saw a 30,000 tonnage increase in imports from the prior year for the Port of Pago Pago, according to a Port...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Memories Matter — Fight to End Alzheimer’s” is the message of the participants at Monday’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Month of November “Wave” at Utulei organized by non-profit organization, Agency for Better Living Endeavors (A.B.L.E.).
The organization said in a Facebook...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against the former Chief Immigration Officer (CIO), Peseta Dennis Fuimaono accused of his role behind the attempt to forcibly remove a woman and her husband from the territory to avoid filing charges against former Chief of Staff, Fiu Johnny Saelua is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Chief of Staff, Fiu Johnny Saelua was the government’s first witness in the bench trial of former Chief Immigration Officer, Peseta Dennis Fuimaono, accused of attempting to forcibly remove a woman and her husband from the territory to avoid having charges filed...