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StarKist employees at gate
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa has reconfirmed that “normal production” will resume Monday, May 17th. The cannery shut down production this week due to fish shortages. In a notice to employees, StarKist Samoa said that Fish Room Night Shift/Quality Assurance, is asked to please report...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed House passage of H.R. 1448, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act. Amata is an original cosponsor and supported a similar effort last Congress. This unique therapy bill, sponsored by Rep....
Lions Park in 2019
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce in a May 14th presentation to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga revealed that they are ready to move forward with what is designated as the “Innovation and Technology Campus of American Samoa project”. According to DOC director Petti Matila, the project...
TTFAAS rally
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The largest repat group yet, 263 travelers, arrived from Honolulu this past Wednesday, May 12.  A statement issued yesterday by Homeland Security says the initial intake number – or those who started the quarantine process – totaled 275. However, due to positive COVID...
Meth pipe on mirror.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was taken into custody after police discovered drugs inside a beer can he had in his possession. Tuipine Niko made his initial appearance in District Court this week. He is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) and unlawful possession of meth...
U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Federal attorneys representing the US National Marine Fisheries Service have asked the United States Supreme Court to deny a petition for a “writ of certiorari” by the Territory of American Samoa to review a federal appeal’s court ruling, which reversed a lower court...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a health advisory this week, the Health Department said that DoH and VA medical teams will continue COVID-19 vaccination today at the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs facility in Tafuna, Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium and Tafuna Primary Clinic. No vaccinations set...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed official notice of a Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant for the airport at Fitiuta, Ta’u, designated to the runway lighting project. The grant totaling $338,888 includes $33,888 from...
Aleki Sene Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The chair of the America Samoa Telecommunication Authority (ASTCA) Board, Aleki Sene Jr has been suspended from his role, as chair —  until further notice. A source told Samoa News that the decision to suspend Sene Jr was based on the issue that there is a conflict of...
Federal Courthouse Anchorage, Alaska
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man living in Anchorage, Alaska has been indicted on federal charges of possessing heroin and methamphetamine for distribution and illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Forty-two year old Kirt Sainila Filoiali’i appeared last Friday before US...

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