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The High Court has continued to next week Monday the sentencing hearing on the case of a woman accused of possession of marijuana as the judges seek further clarification before sentence is handed down.
The government’s case against Ms. Musu Failauga stems from an incident on Aug. 13...
The results of a local survey conducted three years ago on the prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use by students was shared by American Samoa with Samoa at last week’s 7th Bilateral Health Summit of the two Samoas held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium and results have been...
“DIABETES AWARENESS” EVENT KICKS OFF TODAY AT UTULEI
The Dept. of Health along with its partners, both government and non-government organizations, are inviting the public to attend today’s “Diabetes Awareness” event set to kick off at 9a.m. under the theme, “Healthy eating leads to healthy living...
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a US Department of Labor rule set to go into effect Dec. 1 that raises the exemption for salaried workers throughout the United States and the judge’s ruling may also apply to American Samoa.
Companies in the U.S have praised the court’s decision following a...
The US Army Corps of Engineers has been requested to “consider remediation assistance” to American Samoa during construction of the wastewater project in the village of Aua, to off set costs associated with soil contamination caused by the US Navy, which operated a fuel farm in Aua during World War...
Apia, SAMOA — A man who sexually assaulted his wife’s 10-year-old niece has been sentenced to 22 months in jail. To protect the identity of the victim, Samoa News has opted to withhold the name of the defendant in this case that was before the court earlier this week. The uncle was charged with one...
Acting Director Department of Agriculture, Peter Gurr said there was no reason to conduct testing to determine if illegal chemical were being used on the farms. He said farmers simply need to follow the compliance requirements, as Food Safety is the Department’s priority. The Acting Director was...
Apia, SAMOA — American Samoa’s Poe Mageo, and Tamari Mulitalo Cheung were among those who made the top five who submitted their short stories in the Pacific Islands category for the annual Samoa Observer Tusitala Short Story Competition. Held last week at the Samoa Observer main office in Vaitele,...
The federal court in Honolulu has set for next week a detention hearing for an American man wanted by Tongan authorities for the murder of his wife and both the government and defense have been asked to file briefings on the issue of extradition, which is being sought by the Kingdom of Tonga for...
![The solar array in Ta'u. [photo: SolarCity]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tau-solar-1.jpg?itok=bKp5yoX0 "The solar array in Ta'u. [photo: SolarCity]")
SolarCity, the company Tesla officially acquired on Monday, is powering nearly the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar power.
SolarCity developed a microgrid with 1.4 megawatts of solar generation capacity — enough to power nearly 100% of the island, according to a SolarCity blog...