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Mrs. Afega Taylor and her daughter, who was in critical condition at LBJ Medical Center and needed to travel off island for medical treatment, were able to secure two seats on last Friday night’s Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu.
“There has been so much tremendous outpour of support for us from...
![Ni isi o sui o le Falelima i Sisifo ina ua mae’a le fonotaga i le vaiaso na te’a nei e saili ai se latou Kovana Itumalo. [ata AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sui%20Falelima_0212.jpg?itok=cT9jPeIf "Ni isi o sui o le Falelima i Sisifo ina ua mae’a le fonotaga i le vaiaso na te’a nei e saili ai se latou Kovana Itumalo. [ata AF]")
With Western District traditional leaders unable to reach a consensus last Friday morning on who would be the next Western District Governor, it was agreed that the final decision would be given to Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to make.
Three names are being presented to the governor to decide on for...
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Local residents seeking assistance at the Immigration Office yesterday were shocked when they were told that the hours of operation had changed to 8 a.m. - 12 noon (as per the sign in the photo).
Samoa News visited the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei yesterday at 1:30 p.m. to find...
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An aiga bus driver, who is 50-plus years old, is facing 14 counts, including rape, in connection with the case involving a female minor, a 15-year-old.
Kerisimasi Faumui was arraigned in High Court last Friday where he entered a not guilty plea, after his case was bound over the District Court last...
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DAVID FO’A
A change of plea hearing for a man, accused of using a “shotgun” to threaten a store cashier during a robbery last year, has been continued to later this week, due to the High Court’s concerns over a proposed plea agreement between the prosecution and defense.
David Fo’a was in High...
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The Festival of Sites, featuring Okeanos Explorer (NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research) and hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS), was a huge hit last month, when the Emerald and Sea Princess cruise ships called into port.
First, the tourists were treated to...
![New uniform for the Samoana High School football teams donated by the school Booster Club last week. [photo AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SHS%20uniforms_0228.jpg?itok=c_2u9TsA "New uniform for the Samoana High School football teams donated by the school Booster Club last week. [photo AF]")
This year was a lucky year for the Samoana High School (SHS) Football team, when they received gifts from the school Booster Club last Friday before the end of this school year, which was full new football uniforms, plus monetary gifts to buy whatever they want for school.
The new uniforms for the...
![Illegal dumping is on the rise in American Samoa — especially down hillsides next to roads in outer villages. As proved in this photo, out of sight does not mean it exists no more — highly damaging toxic fluids from such dumped appliances seep into our to our drinking water, soils, oceans and coral reefs. NPAS has formed an Illegal Dumping Task Force to help clean up and stop this practice. It comprises the Office of Samoan Affairs, National Park of American Samoa and other local agencies. [Courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/cleanup_1270.jpg?itok=bxJOFaM1 "Illegal dumping is on the rise in American Samoa — especially down hillsides next to roads in outer villages. As proved in this photo, out of sight does not mean it exists no more — highly damaging toxic fluids from such dumped appliances seep into our to our drinking water, soils, oceans and coral reefs. NPAS has formed an Illegal Dumping Task Force to help clean up and stop this practice. It comprises the Office of Samoan Affairs, National Park of American Samoa and other local agencies. [Courtesy photo]")
There has been an increase in illegal dumping all around American Samoa especially down hillsides next to roads in outer villages.
The increase in illegal dumping may be caused by a lack of convenient legal alternatives such as dumpsters, a lack of public awareness about the impacts of illegal...
![This year, the Alofaituli family is opening up their scholarship program to students of American Samoa who plan to attend a four-year university in the fall of 2017. Two scholarships are up for grabs: one for $1,000 and another for $500. [photo: courtesy]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/alofaituli%20scholarship.jpg?itok=JTM-43P9 "This year, the Alofaituli family is opening up their scholarship program to students of American Samoa who plan to attend a four-year university in the fall of 2017. Two scholarships are up for grabs: one for $1,000 and another for $500. [photo: courtesy]")
With graduation season looming and college bound teens looking for financial resources to help with the cost of pursuing a college degree, the Alofaituli family has announced that their annual scholarship program is now open to American Samoa students.
All Pacific islanders residing in California,...
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A man who has been in prison for 17 months for having sexual contact with a woman was freed last week, after a High Court jury acquitted him of all charges.
During the two-day trial, which opened Tuesday, the government called four witnesses while the defense called one witness, a friend of the...