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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case against one of the defendants from a case where police raided two homes in Pago Pago last month and allegedly found illegal drugs, was dismissed without prejudice by District Court Judge Fiti Sunia this week, after the court was unable to find probable cause and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Department of Homeland Security is conducting an investigation this week into the case involving a Filipino woman who refuses to leave the territory and her former sponsor and employer — who is Rep. Vui Florence Saulo, the owner of the FSA Land Development,...
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...