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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Immigration Officer Peseta Dennis Fuimaono Lutu has been summoned to the High Court again — this time, it is before Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea to explain how a man who came here as a crew member on a fishing boat remained in the territory for several...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) public affairs officer, Victor Inge (right) last Thursday evening accepting from Lions Club of Pago Pago, a special award for his role in saving three children from drowning at the Tradewinds Hotel swimming pool early this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of American Samoa affected by Tropical Storm Gita.
Through Financial Institution Letter (FIL-...
![In this photo: (right) President Isapela Coggins is presented the American Samoa Society’s National Trophy by last year’s winner, (left) Diane Parrot, who represents the Virgin Islands Society, along with (center) NCSS President William Christian. [Courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/American%20Samoa%20Society%20National%20Award%20Trophy.jpg?itok=AKzjX_tm "In this photo: (right) President Isapela Coggins is presented the American Samoa Society’s National Trophy by last year’s winner, (left) Diane Parrot, who represents the Virgin Islands Society, along with (center) NCSS President William Christian. [Courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata congratulated the American Samoa Society upon winning the national Roc C. Haines Award as the Outstanding State or Territorial Society of the Year within the National Conference of State and Territorial Societies (NCSS). The prestigious award was...
![[l-r] ASTCA board chairman Sen. Fai’ivae Iuli Godinet; Hawaiki chief executive officer Remi Galasso, and Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, on the rocky-shoreline of Fogagogo last Saturday, while the vessel, Responder, anchors off on the ocean, laying the Hawaiki undersea fiber optic cable. [photo: Fili Sagapolutele]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/hawaiki%20groupweb.jpg?itok=f3TJs0x_ "[l-r] ASTCA board chairman Sen. Fai’ivae Iuli Godinet; Hawaiki chief executive officer Remi Galasso, and Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, on the rocky-shoreline of Fogagogo last Saturday, while the vessel, Responder, anchors off on the ocean, laying the Hawaiki undersea fiber optic cable. [photo: Fili Sagapolutele]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Hawaiki undersea fiber optic cable officially landed in American Samoa over the weekend, with the promise of providing high-speed internet connectivity, much improved telecommunication service — and attracting new businesses. Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP owns the cable...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Know to family and friends as “Willie” — William Henry Reardon passed away at LBJ Medical Ward, in American Samoa — after a prolonged illness. He was a proud and active member of the American Samoa Bar Association as well as the community for over 50 years.
He was a ‘...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines “has had to re-time our flight schedule” and move arrivals and departures to the daytime at Pago Pago International Airport. This scheduling change will be in effect until the latter part of July, according to the airline’s spokesperson Ann Botticelli,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “… the sellers, the manufacturers and many other people should be filling the jail, not sick people.” This was the message from Chief Justice Michael Kruse, who says the executive and legislature branches need to hear that drug abuse is a medical problem. This came as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congratulations to the new 2018 Miss SOFIAS Mz. Valentana Faumuina, who snatched the crown away from 4 other contestants last Saturday night in one of the best and highly competitive SOFIAS Pageants ever held.
This pageant brought forth an over-the-top form of beauty...
![This recent FEMA photo shows Tropical Storm Gita disaster survivors who visited the recovery center set up in the ASG office in Ofu, where they registered for federal disaster assistance, and got help with low-interest loan applications through the US Small Business Administration. [photo: FEMA]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ofu%20DRC.jpg?itok=RTtoTVMr "This recent FEMA photo shows Tropical Storm Gita disaster survivors who visited the recovery center set up in the ASG office in Ofu, where they registered for federal disaster assistance, and got help with low-interest loan applications through the US Small Business Administration. [photo: FEMA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA – When local culture clashed with how FEMA usually delivers federal help to solve the dilemma, leadership met with American Samoa Government officials to develop a plan to help survivors of Tropical Storm Gita, yet satisfy federal guidelines.
Without street signs or...