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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa’s largest private industry relying on the locally based fishing fleet for fish supply and access to fishing grounds, the protection of the local EEZ in order to mitigate climate change calls for sustainable management of ocean resources and protection...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) has rejected the government's offer to buy the five acres of the Naumati Lowland Forest that they own for $2.1 million.
The five acres of land in question is directly opposite the CCCAS compound in Tafuna and...
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended Isreali Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress on July 24. “Just a few years ago we celebrated the peaceful advancements of the Abraham Accords, and last year, we celebrated with Israel for their 75th anniversary. Then the world changed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger on Talofa Airways Flight 511 from Faleolo International Airport firmly believes that it was but for the grace of God that they survived when the plane landed and then crashed when its front wheel came off as it started to taxi down the tarmac at Pago Pago...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health has removed all vapes and e-cigarettes from retail store shelves, over the last two months.
Samoa News reached out to the Health Department as to the issue and was told that Ms Solaita, who is in charge of the DoH division that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a move to preserve the Naumati Lava Lowland Rainforest a comprehensive proposal under the Fiscal Year 2024 Inflation Reduction Act Tribal/ Indigenous Community act titled "Last Stand: Preserving Naumati Lowland Rainforest," aims to protect this invaluable natural and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The inflation rate in American Samoa has increased slightly to 1.5% compared to the previous quarter. Both the quarterly percentage change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the annual percentage change are 1.5%. The Transportation Group is the highest expenditure...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fagaitua High School Alumni group that donated the marquee reached out to Samoa News to find out exactly happened to it, as they were not informed of the ‘replacement’ and why.
The group said the marquee was still in good condition.
“We heard that it was paid by ARPA...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A facebook post by one the passengers that was on Talofa Airways Flight 511 (Apia/ PPG) shows this photo of the aircraft sitting on its nose — saying it happened after its front wheel tilted and popped. The post included photos of the passengers after safely evacuating...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 5th, 2024, a female individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that her uncle was allegedly disturbing the peace and had also chased her with a machete.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with the following:
Count 1: Private...