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![Rendering of proposed new Fono Building [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fono%20bldg%20rendering_32.jpg?itok=D4HM8b9G "Rendering of proposed new Fono Building [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Sauitufuga Pita Suiaunoa suggests carrying out research to help with the Senate’s decision on a House bill that would raise the marrying age for females from the current 14 years old to 18 years of age.
The House measure was approved last month, before Tropical...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aumua Amata has announced she is running for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. She thanks all those who have supported her and have worked with her over the past three years on behalf of American Samoa, and asks for your vote in November.
Her announcement...
![A US Small Business Administration representative (right) providing assistance to two local residents, affected by Tropical Storm Gita, at the Disaster Recovery Center at the Pago Pago Community Youth Center yesterday. [photo: SBA]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SBA%20Rep%20DRC%20101.jpg?itok=4K2URzrw "A US Small Business Administration representative (right) providing assistance to two local residents, affected by Tropical Storm Gita, at the Disaster Recovery Center at the Pago Pago Community Youth Center yesterday. [photo: SBA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Small Business Administration “is not just for businesses,” following a disaster because it provides disaster programs for not only business owners, but homeowners, and private non-profit and renters as well, said SBA public information officer Yolanda Stokes, who...
![Vice Speaker, Rep. Fetui Fetu Jr. says the responsibility of Lolo and the executive branch is to keep the Fono's budget and release it when lawmakers need it. [photo: AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Rep%20Fetui_0885.jpg?itok=xqvb9vZR "Vice Speaker, Rep. Fetui Fetu Jr. says the responsibility of Lolo and the executive branch is to keep the Fono's budget and release it when lawmakers need it. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker, Rep. Fetui Fetu Jr. told members of the House yesterday morning that the Governor and his Executive Branch do not have the authority to hold the Fono’s budget. He said their only responsibility is to keep it, control it, and release it to the Fono when...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fofo Faipule, Fagaoatua Dorian Salavea is requesting the House Public Safety Committee for a hearing with Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson, to explain why the Fire Division was removed from the Leone Substation. Fagaoatua told the House this week that changes made...
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Pago Page, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman accused of assaulting two women at church was sentenced late last week by the District Court.
Court information says Monica Asovale was charged with two counts of misdemeanor third degree assault for the incident.
According to the court affidavit, the defendant...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — According to a press release, dated March 12, 2018 — StarKist Samoa has announced that it made a donation of $50,000 to the American Samoa Government (ASG) to help in Hurricane Gita relief efforts. Accepting the donation on behalf of ASG was Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Territorial Individual Assistance director, Makerita Fiso (right) with US Federal Emergency Management Agecy (FEMA) personnel, Jesus Ceja and Rona McCloud at the joint ASG and FEMA operated Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Students from the Department of Education's Special Education Division, attended a church service at the CCCAS Matu’u and Faganeanea last Sunday to kick off ASDOE-SpEd’s Developmental Disability Awareness Month 2018.
Rev. Fouvale Asiata led the service and added to the...
![This is the house at the back of the old DPS building in Fagatogo where Mua’iga Siatiu a.k.a Povi is serving his 5-year straight sentence, after he was convicted by the High Court last year for sodomizing a 5-year-old girl. [photo: AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Povis%20locking%20cell_0847.jpg?itok=FVPRMH1h "This is the house at the back of the old DPS building in Fagatogo where Mua’iga Siatiu a.k.a Povi is serving his 5-year straight sentence, after he was convicted by the High Court last year for sodomizing a 5-year-old girl. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man convicted of sodomizing a 5-year-old girl and was seen by members of the community including family members of the young girl roaming freely with some of the DPS police officers is finally being locked up without release, by orders of Police Commissioner Le’i...