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DBAS TO REDUCE MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE NEXT MONTH
At a recent cabinet meeting, Development Bank of American Samoa president Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili announced that the DBAS board of directors has approved a proposal from the bank’s staff and management to lower the interest rates on mortgage loans.
She...
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Passengers of the Holland America Line cruise ship, “AMSTERDAM” (in the background), Thursday, after she docked around 8a.m.
The cruise ship brought in 1,656 passengers with 647 crewmembers from Suva, Fiji and departed around 5p.m. the same day for Honolulu, Hawai’i. The vessel is on a 26-day...
American Samoa Hawaii (“ASH”) Cable company has announced the submarine cable company’s first annual cash dividend distribution totaling US$1,650,000.
President, Toleafoa Douglas Creevey, who is also CEO of the Bluesky Pacific group of companies, presented cheques for shareholder American Samoa...
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A Customs employee who is accused of importing marijuana with a street value of $20,000 has struck a plea agreement with the government.
Titifalaula Siaumau was initially charged with one count each of importing a controlled substance and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance — in this...
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MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT OF HIS WIFE
A 29-year-old man who allegedly assaulted his wife after she discovered four other individuals inside their bedroom has been charged with third degree assault and public peace disturbance — both misdemeanors.
(Samoa News is withholding the name of the...
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The American Samoa Government is thinking about buying a small aircraft to fly between Tutuila and Manu'a.
The Director of Commerce Keniseli Lafaele and a former senator Paepae Iosefa Fiaui travelled to the US last month to look at planes.
Mr Lafaele said while Samoa Airways was now providing...
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One of the witnesses in the government’s case against alleged drug dealer Falaniko Stowers a.k.a Nicole told jurors yesterday that the reason why there was a lot of traffic at the defendant’s house between September to November of last year, was because people were coming to bring documents like...
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A police officer in the government’s case against alleged drug dealer Falaniko Stowers a.k.a ‘Nicole’ told the jury yesterday that 6 cut straws with crystalline substance inside were found in Nicole’s possession when police met up with him in front of the DPS central station in Fagatogo on Nov. 28...
American Tunaboat Association (ATA) is hopeful that a new resolution is reached at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) that will support US flagged vessels continuing to operate out of Pago Pago, says ATA executive director Brian Hallman.
The San Diego-based ATA, whose...
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The driver of a pickup truck that was involved in an accident that allegedly injured two people last week in Pago Pago, is facing multiple criminal charges.
Falaniko Fetoai was initially charged with traffic violations including reckless driving and careless driving; and public peace disturbance, a...