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![Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Director Va’amua Henry Sesepasara. [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Vaamua%206488_3.jpg?itok=DymZXucZ "Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Director Va’amua Henry Sesepasara. [SN file photo]")
Draft legislation allowing whole shark landing in American Samoa, to comply with federal law, is completed and will go out for public comments soon, says Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Director Va’amua Henry Sesepasara.
Among several “action items” taken up at last week’s three-day...
![Pictured is the exact location where the proposed youth center will be built. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/youth%20center.jpg?itok=avMTjAYu "Pictured is the exact location where the proposed youth center will be built. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
A new youth center is slated to be constructed later this year in Tafuna, next to the OMV compound, where the old VA center (bingo hall & bar) was located.
This is according to Dept. of Youth and Women's Affairs (DYWA) Deputy Director Pa'u Roy Ausage, who told Samoa News last week that the...
The “super alia” is now priced by the American Samoa Government at an estimated $400,000 per vessel, which is double the initial estimated cost of $200,000
This is according to the American Samoa Communities and Issues Report, submitted to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council....
![Forty-two youngsters from around the territory are using their summer months learning how to become web savvy, thanks to the free computer basic research course being administered by the Dept. of Youth and Women's Affairs. See story for full details. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/computer%20kids.jpg?itok=ltFKS4Ws "Forty-two youngsters from around the territory are using their summer months learning how to become web savvy, thanks to the free computer basic research course being administered by the Dept. of Youth and Women's Affairs. See story for full details. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
In this day in age, basic computer skills is a must, especially for youngsters who will grown up in a world where advancement in technology continues to play a role in their everyday lives.
From searching for information online, to sending and receiving emails, knowing how to use a computer is a...
Three options were presented to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council for consideration, regarding the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) in territorial waters, according to the “draft options paper” discussed at a meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), which...
![Flanked by Members of Congress and Secretary Shulkin, including Congresswoman Amata, President Trump signs the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law. [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata%20n%20trump.jpg?itok=31BNKq9N "Flanked by Members of Congress and Secretary Shulkin, including Congresswoman Amata, President Trump signs the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Aumua Amata issued the following statement on Friday regarding President Trump’s signing of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law.
As a Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and an original cosponsor of...
![Rosalee Osana Tela-Shoulders [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Roselee2.jpg?itok=i8yUsH_v "Rosalee Osana Tela-Shoulders [courtesy photo]")
Rosalee Osana Tela-Shoulders, a teacher at Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School, has been named the 2017 U.S. Territories History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American...
![U.S. Federal District Court House, Honolulu. [All-Hawaii News]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/federal%20courthouse%20Honolulu-All%20Hawaii%20News_4.jpeg?itok=SKsTIptx "U.S. Federal District Court House, Honolulu. [All-Hawaii News]")
A legal counsel with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the federal defendants in the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) lawsuit, are “cautious” in their motion for reconsideration now before the federal court in Honolulu.
Frederick W. Tucher, chief of the Pacific Islands...
![[SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Pago%20Dist%20Court%20014_27.jpeg?itok=XnCEIzKA "[SN file photo]")
A church minister from Samoa, who entered American Samoa last week on a 14-day permit, was taken into custody late Tuesday night for allegedly assaulting a male relative, during a beer drinking session.
Selesitino Teofilo is charged with two misdemeanor counts of third degree assault and public...
![[photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/taputimu%20shoreline.jpg?itok=CP_NUKQy "[photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
Heavy equipment and machinery belonging to contractor McConnell Dowell are in place at Taputimu, to carry out the Shoreline Protection and Road Repair Project in that area.
According the information from the Department of Public Works, which is overseeing the job, the project aims to provide "...