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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An uncle accused of inappropriate touching of his 14-year-old niece is fighting the allegations against him, evident in his denial of the government’s offer and his wish to set the case for trial.
(Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant to protect the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $84 million was allocated and spent in project costs for American Samoa’s three airports between FY 2013 and 2019 under the federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP), according to a financial report presentation by Port Administration at last Friday’s cabinet...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two of the three men arrested on allegations that they disturbed the public peace in Kokoland last week are now facing additional charges.
All three defendants: Rodney Mata’u, Vainalepa Toia, and Salu Tufuga made their initial appearances in District Court last week, on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A partnership between the Oregon Army National Guard (ORARNG) and the Southern Oregon University (SOU) ROTC Program paved the way for SFC Sheri Hoddle to travel to American Samoa recently, to share information on education benefits to local students, which would allow...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a grant of $1,033,000 for American Samoa through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
These funds are available to the American Samoa Department of Commerce under the Coastal Zone Management Act, passed initially in 1972,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa has implemented a “unique program” which insures deposits made by all commercial customers and consumers at the government owned financial institution. This is according to TBAS, which noted that the program went into effect early...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of an American Samoan family have been protesting the paving of part of the Fagatogo malae.
The demonstrations by the Fa'agata family of Fagatogo began on Monday.
Protestor at Fagatogo malae [Photo: RNZ Pacific/Monica Miller]
The protestors say the paving is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old man from Samoa has been ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders, as a condition of his 5-year probation sentence.
Reupena Manutafa, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a$5,000 bond, pled guilty to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A screenshot last Friday morning, of the US Marshal Service (USMS) website, showing a link where bidders were to submit bids for the sale of the North Korean cargo vessel, “Wise Honest”, currently anchored in the bay area of American Samoa.
Bid submission closed last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — McDonnell Dowell crew hard at work last Friday morning with the ongoing construction of the Pago Pago International Airport Apron Rehabilitation project.
The apron is part of the airport where the aircraft parks, and passengers disembark or board.
The Apron Project is...