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A nine-year old boy took the stand, yesterday morning, during the jury trial of his father, Mataupu Mamona, to tell the jury of what he had witnessed when his father allegedly his mother.
Mamona is facing charges of second-degree murder, assault in the first degree, making false reports and two...
Chairman of the Hospital Board, Filifa’atali Mike Fuiava has confirmed that the hospital is looking at going solar for its energy needs, and had signed a “binding agreement” with the Hawaii Unified Services (HUS) LLC “for their (HUS) tax credit purposes” — but it’s still in the works for the time...
MOSEGI SOLIA JR
The High Court last Friday sentenced Mosegi Solia Jr., to serve 20 years imprisonment for two separate cases.
In the first case, Solia Jr., pled guilty last year to violating a provision of the territory’s Medicine and Drug law - under Title 13, Chapter 10 of the American Samoa Code...
In a brief statement yesterday afternoon, Acting ASG Treasurer Ueligitone P. Tonumaipea has “postponed indefinitely” the effective date of the proposed changes in computing the 5% excise tax it currently levies on all goods for sale or commercial use coming into the Territory.
As previously...
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The Department of Commerce statistics division has issued the final report on the Household Income and Expenditures Survey (HIES) that was conducted in April 2015. In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, the DOC says the HIES report will be used to devise a new market basket for the revised...
![Happier Times: Leeann and her late husband, Iosefa Elia, who died on Saturday, January 114, 2017, when he was electrocuted, while working on a construction project for his employer, Manu’a’s Store. He was the first of the three men who died from the tragic accident. [Courtesy Photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Late%20Iosefa.jpg?itok=gXr7sfEs "Happier Times: Leeann and her late husband, Iosefa Elia, who died on Saturday, January 114, 2017, when he was electrocuted, while working on a construction project for his employer, Manu’a’s Store. He was the first of the three men who died from the tragic accident. [Courtesy Photo]")
“Live, love, cherish each and every moment you have with the ones you love, for you may never know what tomorrow brings and it may be their or your last days,” was the plea from Leeann Lam Yuen-Elia, who is still trying to come to terms with the passing of her husband, Iosefa “Sefa” Elia.
An...
Cheyenne Lafaele a former United States Postal Service (Federal) Employee, has been criminally charged by the Attorney General’s Office with unlawful possession of controlled substance of methamphetamine, a felony that is punishable between five and 10 years in jail and or a fine between $5,000 to...
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US President Donald J. Trump yesterday morning signed an executive order withdrawing United States participation in the eleven-country Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, which is described by StarKist Co., as “an erosion of American Samoa's modest trade advantage” related to TPP participating...
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ALLEGED WIFE BEATER CHARGED WITH FELONY ASSAULT
A man initially charged with two misdemeanor counts for allegedly beating his wife, is now facing a third count - felony second degree assault and the court has ordered the defendant not to make any contact with the wife.
To protect the victim, the...
![Rep. Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings (right) stirs pancake batter, while at the same time answering questions from members of the public during his demonstration last Friday at the Fagatogo Market Place where he make gluten free breadfruit pancakes. [photo: FS]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ulu%20pancakes%206355.jpg?itok=TXxSe9Iu "Rep. Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings (right) stirs pancake batter, while at the same time answering questions from members of the public during his demonstration last Friday at the Fagatogo Market Place where he make gluten free breadfruit pancakes. [photo: FS]")
Gluten free flour breadfruit products including pancake premix, produced locally by Rep. Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings, were on display last Friday morning at the Fagatogo Market Place, where Su’a also held a pancake demonstration for the local farmers.
“I’m here for the farmers. I wanted to share...