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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local florists are not the only ones getting advance orders of flower ulas, being flown in from Honolulu, as several local stores are offering the same service, and its booming as Mother’s Day nears.
This Sunday, American Samoa joins the rest of the nation in honoring...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Hawaii Cable company (“ASH”) announces the successful activation of new international submarine cable bandwidth on the TUI SAMOA cable for all its customers.
Since reaching full capacity a few years ago, ASH has now been able to relieve the demands from...
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Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, May 9, 2018 — Congresswoman Aumua Amata expressed special appreciation based on her own family’s experience for this week’s remarkable and inspirational hearing in the Committee on Small Business examining how small business opportunities can empower people with...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Executive Officer of the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA) Pulelei’ite Li’amatua Tufele Jr. passed away peacefully at the LBJ Medical Center early Friday evening.
The news of Pulelei’ite’s death sent shockwaves across the territory.
Over 100...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa and American Samoa are being used by foreigners who are non-Samoans to smuggle drugs into the countries.
So claims American Samoa’s Deputy Treasurer, Keith Gebauer, in response to questions from the Samoa Observer.
Recently, American Samoa Customs presented to a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bishop Peter Brown of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago was presented a cyclone claim settlement check of $152,732.49 for cyclone Gita damages to the diocese properties insured with National Pacific Insurance Ltd.
Presenting the check to the Diocese is Tower CEO Richard...
![Nerisa Vee Taua, Tafuna HS class of 2014 valedictorian, is currently a senior at Chaminade University majoring in Environmental Studies. She has received news that she's getting a full scholarship to pursue her master's degree at Purdue University this fall. See story for details. [facebook photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/nerisa_vee_taua_0321.jpg?itok=DfBwGsIr "Nerisa Vee Taua, Tafuna HS class of 2014 valedictorian, is currently a senior at Chaminade University majoring in Environmental Studies. She has received news that she's getting a full scholarship to pursue her master's degree at Purdue University this fall. See story for details. [facebook photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tafuna High School class of 2014 valedictorian Nerisa Vee Taua still keeps her nose in the books.
Currently attending Chaminade University majoring in environmental studies, Taua is a senior who has received a full-ride scholarship to pursue her master’s degree at Purdue...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson has issued a threat, warning Samoa News yesterday morning not to use his private email anymore to send any inquiries regarding the services of the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
He wants Samoa News to use his “official work...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A representative from Island Technologies Inc. in Faleniu has denied reports that they employed an over stayer from Fiji last year and underpaid him ($60 a week).
According to a representative, their company never hired Rusiate Tabete nor did they pay him the amount he...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — People in American Samoa are eagerly anticipating this week's first taro shipment in two months from neighboring Samoa.
The ban on Samoan taro exports to the territory was lifted this week after high level talks.
Initially, American Samoa suspended the importation of...