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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police brutality and inhumane treatment inside the prison walls are some of the reasons why prisoners escape from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in Tafuna. These were the words of inmate Joe Togitogi when he appeared before Acting Associate Justice Elvis P....
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since last year, Samoa News has received numerous complaints from the public, including family members of a 5-year-old girl — the victim of a sexually motivated crime — for which an overstayer from Samoa was convicted of sodomy.
The complaints are centered around claims...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Locally based Inter Island Airways’ request for financial assistance, through the federally funded American Samoa Venture Fund (ASVF) program, has been given the green light and the governor has signed off on the paperwork for the company to receive the money in less...
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VAITELE TAGO
A young man from Nuuuli with a long criminal history entered into a plea bargain with the government yesterday during court proceedings before District Court Judge Fiti Sunia.
Vaitele Tago, who is on probation, was initially charged with 4 misdemeanors including 2 counts of third...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition’s (ASCCC or Cancer Coalition) website has taken on a new look to improve the functionality for users to learn more about its mission of “Helping the people of American Samoa fight Cancer” through its many programs, activities...
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Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called for improvements to American Samoa's emergency communications.
He says improvements to the territory's emergency communications are needed during times of disaster.
He said on the morning that Cyclone Gita was expected to strike he was in the Commissioner of...
![Pictured are some of the items being distributed by the American Red Cross to families whose homes were aff ected by Tropical Storm Gita last month. Th e care kits include necessities such as fl ashlights, batteries, fi rst aid kit, tarp, burner, and a cooler. [photo: THA]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/red%20cross%20supplies.jpg?itok=YGe936L7 "Pictured are some of the items being distributed by the American Red Cross to families whose homes were aff ected by Tropical Storm Gita last month. Th e care kits include necessities such as fl ashlights, batteries, fi rst aid kit, tarp, burner, and a cooler. [photo: THA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Red Cross has issued Client Assistance Cards (CAC) to individuals whose homes have been assessed by the American Samoa Government (ASG) and considered to have sustained major damages or destruction as a result of Tropical Storm Gita.
Yesterday, the...
![Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings outside of the retrofitted freight container back in October 2015 where raw ulu is processed and dried to be milled into gluten free, low glycemic index flour. The container operates on solar panels to provide renewable energy for the retrofitted container. [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ulu%20photo_0.jpg?itok=11pvUaP_ "Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings outside of the retrofitted freight container back in October 2015 where raw ulu is processed and dried to be milled into gluten free, low glycemic index flour. The container operates on solar panels to provide renewable energy for the retrofitted container. [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An entrepreneur and chef from the Virgin Islands has been in American Samoa to find out the secret behind locally produced breadfruit flour.
Todd Manley said after two devastating hurricanes in the Virgin Islands and a major distillery company packing up, the US...
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MARTY TANIELU
Acting Associate Justice Elvis Patea has accepted a request from the Public Defender's Office to continue Marty Tanielu’s pretrial conference to next month, so they can go through all the information pertaining to the first three criminal cases filed against him, including a new...
![Amanave native Ryan Taifane (center) with local US Army recruiters SFC Kenny Tran and 1SGT Josh Polonowski after Taifane was officially sworn in at the Konelio Pele Army Reserve Center earlier this month. Taifane is the first Samoan in five years to be sworn in locally as an officer candidate. [photo: LF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Ryan%20Taifane%20N%20Army.jpg?itok=ETUe614a "Amanave native Ryan Taifane (center) with local US Army recruiters SFC Kenny Tran and 1SGT Josh Polonowski after Taifane was officially sworn in at the Konelio Pele Army Reserve Center earlier this month. Taifane is the first Samoan in five years to be sworn in locally as an officer candidate. [photo: LF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At 27, Ryan Taifane has his life plan laid out. And in less than two months, he will be tackling his first hurdle: boot camp.
The future military officer told Samoa News yesterday that his goal is "to go off island and make something of myself - do something that matters...