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![Happy & loyal customers of Pacific Tires & Auto Parts who came in to get tires changed and to celebrate the one year anniversary last Saturday in Tafuna. [Photo: Ese Malala]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/PacificTire04.jpg?itok=DdXFLOzK "Happy & loyal customers of Pacific Tires & Auto Parts who came in to get tires changed and to celebrate the one year anniversary last Saturday in Tafuna. [Photo: Ese Malala]")
Last Saturday the Pacific Tires & Auto Parts in Tafuna marked its one year anniversary by giving back to the community with prizes from a huge drawing because as Managing Director of Pacific Tires & Auto Parts Howard Afualo said, “It is our customers who helped us grow.”
Prizes included a...
If the government doesn't curb financial spending from its current trend, Lolo said ASG may end the current fiscal year 2017 with a $16 million deficit, while the financial climate remains unchanged at this time under President Donald J. Trump’s administration.
Speaking at last week’s cabinet...
![Commissioner of Public Safety Le’i Sonny Thompson says its mission is to restore the “respect and trust in our police officers,” and in our police force. [File photo SN]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lei%20Thompson%206463_3.jpg?itok=p8UX2yJk "Commissioner of Public Safety Le’i Sonny Thompson says its mission is to restore the “respect and trust in our police officers,” and in our police force. [File photo SN]")
Commissioner of Public Safety Le’i Sonny Thompson is on a mission to restore the “respect and trust in our police officers” and in doing so he has reestablished the Internal Affairs Division; established a Drug Free Work Policy; and will fulfill their oath in accordance with the law and without...
The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH and a GALE WARNING for Manu’a Islands. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Tuesday, April 4, 2017. This is due to heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms occurring north and east of Manu’a this morning. The Gale Warning is for...
With the Fono already confirming all executive branch directors, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s next task is to appoint members to ASG boards and commissions, as well as replacing current cabinet directors on these boards or commissions.
During Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, the governor congratulated all...
What can be better than encouraging young people to read and, at the same time, contribute to a worthy cause?
The University of Hawaii, Manoa, American Samoa Territorial Teacher Training Apprentice Program (better known as UH COHORT) is partnering up with the Manu’a Elementary Schools to host a...
![Visitors from the School of International Travel (SIT) and their guides attened a talk by Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga (front, second right) of the Office of Political Status on the history of American Samoa's affliliation with the United States. During their five days in American Samoa, the SIT visitors were hosted by the ASCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. [Photo: J. Kneubuhl]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASCC-PTK%20Hosts%20SIT_0.jpg?itok=4QyGSU35 "Visitors from the School of International Travel (SIT) and their guides attened a talk by Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga (front, second right) of the Office of Political Status on the history of American Samoa's affliliation with the United States. During their five days in American Samoa, the SIT visitors were hosted by the ASCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. [Photo: J. Kneubuhl]")
As one of its Institutional Learning Outcomes, the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) holds that its students should strive to become Global Citizens who are “prepared to participate in regional and global communities.” A dozen ASCC students in the Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of the Phi Theta...
![Three of the four DPS officers, who were assigned to the Juvenile Detention Center, heading into the District Court last Friday morning for their initial appearance after being arrested last Thursday for alleged illegal activities at the Center. The officers are seen in this photo without handcuffs, however, they were in handcuffs during their court appearance. [photo: AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/officers%20charged%200690.jpg?itok=C2vgRqp6 "Three of the four DPS officers, who were assigned to the Juvenile Detention Center, heading into the District Court last Friday morning for their initial appearance after being arrested last Thursday for alleged illegal activities at the Center. The officers are seen in this photo without handcuffs, however, they were in handcuffs during their court appearance. [photo: AF]")
Four Public Safety officers assigned to Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) in Tafuna have been charged with various crimes, but specific charges and details of allegations against the officers remain under wraps, with District Court Judge Fiti A. Sunia ordering staff not to release court documents....
![Port Administration, in conjunction with Treasury’s Customs Division, called a Port users meeting in a Mar. 29 letter, regarding container scanning operation which goes live today — the same time the fee of $200 per 20 feet container or over goes into effect. Port Admin deputy director Christopher King is seen here explaining during the meeting the layout of the port operation, when the scanner goes lives today, and how Port operations will be affected. [Courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Biz%20n%20scanner%20fee.jpg?itok=lUhchyDW "Port Administration, in conjunction with Treasury’s Customs Division, called a Port users meeting in a Mar. 29 letter, regarding container scanning operation which goes live today — the same time the fee of $200 per 20 feet container or over goes into effect. Port Admin deputy director Christopher King is seen here explaining during the meeting the layout of the port operation, when the scanner goes lives today, and how Port operations will be affected. [Courtesy photo]")
At a port users meeting last Friday morning, business owners and their representatives where told by Deputy Treasury for Revenue, Keith Gebauer, that not only will they pay the new $200 per container to be scanned at the main dock, but the current $60 per inspector to physically inspect contents of...
![[photo: VA Pacific Islands Health Care System]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/American_Samoa_VA%20clinic.jpeg?itok=X045BpDC "[photo: VA Pacific Islands Health Care System]")
U.S President Donald J. Trump has signed into law federal legislation that names the Veterans Affairs healthcare facility in American Samoa after the late former Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, who passed away on Feb. 22 at his home in Provo, Utah and laid to rest Mar. 10 at the Provo Cemetery...