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The final budget for fiscal year 2018 is expected to be among the priority issues on the legislative agenda for lawmaker when the Fono convenes next week Monday, July 10th, for the Second Regular Session of the 35th Legislature —and looks to an even leaner budget — with Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga...
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A look at some of the 200 youths who attended yesterday’s official opening of the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs (DYWA) sponsored annual youth program at the Pago Pago Community Center. The participants were selected from among the 800 students, who registered for the ASG Summer Youth...
![Rev. Steven Uitalia (left) along with his wife and their two grand children (pictured in the back), at the Pago Pago International Airport on Sunday morning were among the first nine-passengers on Talofa Airways’ ingural flight from American Samoa to Nuku’alofa, Tonga on Sunday, July 2. [photo: FS]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Uitalia%20family%206926.jpg?itok=YDiaRI8- "Rev. Steven Uitalia (left) along with his wife and their two grand children (pictured in the back), at the Pago Pago International Airport on Sunday morning were among the first nine-passengers on Talofa Airways’ ingural flight from American Samoa to Nuku’alofa, Tonga on Sunday, July 2. [photo: FS]")
Direct air transportation with Tonga, launched by Samoa based Talofa Airways over the weekend, will develop and grow trade in goods and to be followed with tourism later, says Commerce Department director Keniseli Lafaele.
For the local Tongan community, the twice weekly flights on Sundays and...
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DAVID FO’A
The High Court has continued to tomorrow, Thursday, the change of plea hearing for David Fo’a, accused of breaking into several stores — from Pavaiai to Nu’uuli to Ili’ili — between November and December last year.
However, the plea agreement that was publicly read at last Friday’s...
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Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has given all departments and agencies with satellite offices on Ofu island in Manu’a a directive to terminate their individual leases with their landlords, and prepare to move into ASG’s Afioga Misaalefua Tausulu Palega Executive Office Building on Ofu island, by the...
The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Tutuila, Aunu’u, Manu’a and Swains until 9:00 p.m., July 3, 2017. This is due to heavy rainfall from a trough across the territory triggering runoffs in small streams and along the main road. More rainfall is expected through Tuesday...
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Last week the Rotary Club of Pago Pago inducted two new members, Lee Stewart (2nd right) the General Manager of McConnell Dowell and Alice Raynar (2nd left), a teacher at Leone High School.
Rotary President Margie Tafiti said their membership currently stands at close to 30. The Rotary Club of Pago...
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BRIAN BENJAMIN LOMA —
During a High Court status hearing last Friday, Chief Justice Michael Kruse explained to defendant, Brian Benjamin Loma, the disadvantage of not having an attorney present to argue his case in court.
Loma’s attorney Mark Ude was not present at the hearing and the defendant has...
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Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appointed two cabinet directors and a deputy director as new members to the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) board, replacing three others ASEDA boards members who have resigned.
The three new appointees to the ASEDA board are Chief Procurement...
![Orphaned Starfish Foundation founder Andy Stein speaking to the students of DYWA’s Summer Youth Computer Program as he and his wife Dilia kept their promise made over two years ago when they were here with the Troy & Theodora Polamalu Foundation — to return to American Samoa and maintain the computer vocational training center they brought to the territory. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/orphaned%20_2198.jpg?itok=anZgBVi6 "Orphaned Starfish Foundation founder Andy Stein speaking to the students of DYWA’s Summer Youth Computer Program as he and his wife Dilia kept their promise made over two years ago when they were here with the Troy & Theodora Polamalu Foundation — to return to American Samoa and maintain the computer vocational training center they brought to the territory. [photo: TG]")
Andrew Stein founded the Orphaned Starfish Foundation in 2001 to help orphans, victims of abuse and at-risk children worldwide escape their cycles of poverty and abuse through education and job training. And, two years ago, Mr. Stein came to American Samoa with the Troy & Theodora Polamalu...