July 2020
Fautua Faipule i le Komesina i auala foia ai le faafitauli i fualaau faasaina
Pago Pago, AMERIKA SAMOA
As Douglas jogs away from Hawaii residents breathe a sigh of relief
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hurricane Douglas made a dangerously close pass north of the island chain Sunday into Monday, leaving residents tired but grateful.
Police Commissioner disappointed in test results of police recruit applicants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Commissioner of the Department Public Safety (DPS) Le’i Sonny Thompson told members of the House Public Safety committee during a hearing last week that DPS wil
Vice Speaker delivers to House Faimealelei’s denial of leaving quarantine
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Aua Representative, Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen strongly denies the allegation raised in the House chamber this past week the statement by a witness who
Testing minors for communicable diseases without parental consent raises concerns with some faipule
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite strong opposition from several faipule during a hearing regarding a House bill authorizing the DOH to test minors for any communicable diseases and limi
Two more men face drug charges after stops for other matters
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by police officers for broken license plate lights is now charged with violating local drug laws.
Eleven-year prison sentence ordered for man convicted in NZ's first slavery case
Napier, NEW ZEALAND — A man’s been jailed for 11 years for luring vulnerable people here from Samoa over more than two decades in New Zealand’s first slavery case.
American Samoa receives CDC health grant for chronic disease research
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata highlighted a grant notice of $125,000 for the American Samoa Department of Health from the U.S.