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![Starkist president and chief executive officer, Andrew Choe [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/StarKist%20Andrew%20Choe_0.jpg?itok=FFTYq0sn "Starkist president and chief executive officer, Andrew Choe [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has approved the consent decree, which was also entered as final judgment that resolves a complaint by the governments of the United States and American Samoa against US based StarKist Company and its StarKist Samoa cannery...
![Angela Langkilde outside of the District Court yesterday morning. She stands accused of defrauding the Workmen's Compensation of a little over $100,000. [photo: AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Angela_0855.jpg?itok=4GpTp9Kg "Angela Langkilde outside of the District Court yesterday morning. She stands accused of defrauding the Workmen's Compensation of a little over $100,000. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case of an ASG employee who is accused of engaging in a scheme that defrauded the Workmen’s Compensation Board of a little over $100,000 has been bound over to the High Court, after District Court Judge Fiti Sunia found probable cause to support the charge of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 28-year-old bus driver accused of engaging in sexual activities with a 17-year-old girl has been charged with rape, kidnapping, sodomy, and first degree sexual abuse.
Michael Sene made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Fiti Sunia yesterday morning, and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has directed all government entities including semi autonomous agencies to “fully participate” in the 2018 Flag Day Parade on Apr. 17th at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
This is according to a March 2 memo, “Participation of all ASG departments...
![The winner of the 2018 Samoa News Spelling Bee with major sponsor representative — McDonald's American Samoa — Michael Sun of SPA- 1st place, and Carol Tautolo-Samuelu, GM of operations for McDonald's American Samoa. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Winner%20and%20Mccdon.jpg?itok=Qs86v76_ "The winner of the 2018 Samoa News Spelling Bee with major sponsor representative — McDonald's American Samoa — Michael Sun of SPA- 1st place, and Carol Tautolo-Samuelu, GM of operations for McDonald's American Samoa. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — South Pacific Academy 8th grader Michael Sun is the territory's top speller, after winning the 24th Annual Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee yesterday by correctly spelling "joyous" in a nail-biting competition that went 24 rounds and included participation by 31...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has overturned the Flag Day Committee's decision to cancel this year’s Flag Day activities such as the fautasi race and the Samoan cricket competition.
As a result, the Flag Day Committee and fautasi captains held a meeting this week and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has approved a consent decree, which resolves a complaint by the governments of the United States and American Samoa against US based StarKist Company and its StarKist Samoa cannery in Pago Pago.
The decree was approved and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial for a man who was charged with one felony count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, to wit; marijuana over two years ago began yesterday in the High Court.
The six-member jury — five females and one male — was selected on Monday.
During...
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AFA FUIMAONO
Afa Fuimaono, 48, will be sentenced May 4th for one count of second-degree assault — a felony — punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both.
Fuimaono was initially charged with felony first-degree assault, which carries a punishment of...
![[Photo: Evelyn Lili'o Satele]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Spelling%20BEE%20Practice.jpg?itok=QAey3_vW "[Photo: Evelyn Lili'o Satele]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Participants of the 2018 24th Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee — major sponsor McDonald’s American Samoa — and the Department of Education at a practice session yesterday with Mrs. Evelyn Lili'o-Satele, who has helped prepare student-spellers for the event, since the...