Local News
by Asi Andrew Fa'asau
andrew@samoanews.com
A bill introduced in 2019 by Senator Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and was re-introduced last Monday by three senators from Manu'a, again met a dead end during a hearing of the Senate Samoan Affairs Committee on Friday last week, and was tabled for the second...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 24, 2024, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station alleging that her husband assaulted and threatened her after she failed to sign his immigration papers. The defendant had fled the scene.
He was later charged him with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 28, 2024, a male individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) claiming his son was disturbing the peace at their home in Faleniu.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Philippine Government Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday, August 16, 2024, announced the lifting of the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to American Samoa.
The department said this comes after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators were not satisfied with the mortality rate information provided by the LBJ Hospital officials during the Senate Health Committee hearing last Thursday claiming it was too difficult to understand, and they have requested a more detailed list in another hearing to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 14, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a male individual reporting that another male individual was threatening him and his coworker at their work site. The defendant, Tavita Tusalo’o, allegedly threatened to stab them if they didn't leave...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla chief executive, has been invited to attend the Pacific region's premier political leaders gathering later this month.
RNZ Pacific understands that Musk, who also owns the social media platform X, has...
Washington, DC — The local Dept. of Homeland Security is welcoming a federal funding grant of $67,148 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) through the FY24 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant.
This is grant administered through the DOT Agency of the Pipeline and Hazardous...
McLean, Va. — Amelie Chen, a student from Pacific Horizons School was chosen by her Research Science Institute (RSI) peers for the top honor—Rickoid of the Year—at the Center for Excellence in Education’s (CEE) 41st annual RSI, an intensive, six-week summer science, technology, engineering, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The name of the LBJ Tropical Medical Center was unfairly tarnished in news reports which tied it to the discovery of drugs, mainly crystal methamphetamine, through no fault of theirs.
This was according to LBJ CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua’s testimony in yesterday’s Senate...