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This is a special bulletin from the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security – TEMCO issued at 7:00 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2018.
The National Weather Service has issued a HIGH SURF WARNING for Tutuila, Aunu’u, and Manu’a Islands coastal waters.
The National Weather Service is reporting...
Seattle, WASHINGTON — The US military has begun discriminating against service men and women born in American Samoa, a US lawyer has said.
Historically American Samoan born US nationals and US citizens were treated equally by the military according to the Seattle-based attorney, Leiataua Charles...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Titilua Tagaloa was finally arrested on Tuesday this week after several months of being on the run from police and she is being held in custody without bail.
Tagaloa is accused of violating conditions of her release on bond, including failure to appear in court when her...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case of a Filipino immigrant who refused to leave the territory after her legal sponsor refused to renew her Immigration ID is now determined to fight her case in court.
Samoa News understands that the Filipino woman, who is the subject of contention between two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal case dealing with US citizenship for person’s born in American Samoa is one of the issues that will be discussed and will probably raise many questions, during the Governor’s 2018 Youth Empowerment Summit set for July 1-2 at the Pago Pago Youth Center.
So far...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three US nationals who filed a US citizenship lawsuit at the federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah have revealed that they had consented to the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata filing a timely amicus brief — or friends of the court brief — but not...
Dallas, TEXAS —The highlight of every year for HOSA (formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America) Future Health Professionals members is the HOSA International Leadership Conference. This year's conference is being held in Dallas, Texas, June 27- 30 at the Dallas Omni and the Kay...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some employees of the American Samoa Tele Communications Authority, who receive their pay through direct deposit have complained to several ASTCA’s board members about the delay in receiving their pay causing “unnecessary burden on their plans, especially when it is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASPA Managing Director, Paul Young has resigned from the American Samoa Power Authority, and his resignation has been accepted, according to the Chief Executive Officer of ASPA, Utu Abe Malae.
Utu told Samoa News, in response to our email requesting comments on the CFO’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two juveniles were arrested last week and charged with burglary. The two were co-defendants in the case between the government and Wilson Vilivili, who was arrested by police last week and charged with 4 counts — including two counts of stealing and two counts of 2nd...