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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of Mother’s Day:
“God bless all of our mothers! A mother’s love is a powerful force for good in this world, and in the lives of her children. ‘Her children rise up and call her blessed,’ (Proverbs 31:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 19, 2024, at about 9:35 p.m, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that her 11-year-old cousin was sexually assaulted by her (the victim’s) older brother in their home in Nu'uuli.
The defendant was charged with four counts of Assault in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Stuff that poisons our cats and dogs are commonly found around the home.
CHOCOLATE
Chocolate is readily available in most homes and found in candies, baked goods, and many other treats. The chemical of concern is theobromine.
Unsweetened, baker’s chocolate, and 100%...
Bay of Islands, NZ — A new project is collecting three types of information to help fill an existing gap of Pacific Ocean data.
New Zealand Geographic and the Cawthron Institute have launched Citizens of the Sea, which aims to map the health and biodiversity of the Pacific at a larger scale than...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) together with nineteen other Pacific Island tourism organizations, has enhanced its understanding of the tourism market, identified new opportunities for collaboration— contributing to the development of sustainable tourism...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tafuna High School's JROTC Toa Robotics teams achieved remarkable success at the 2024 JROTC National Championship during the VEX Robotics World Championship, bringing home multiple prestigious awards. Over three days of intense competition, the Toa Robotics and Toa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday, May 3, 2024, Samoa News was told by several retail grocery stores it visited that DoH had told the owners of the stores that their e-cigarettes or ‘vape’ products were to be taken off the shelf — forthwith — as they have been outlawed in the territory. ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released yesterday, May 09, 2024 notes gaps in federal data for the U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to congratulate the winners of the Malofie Congressional Art Competition for this year, and say thank you to everyone involved.
This year’s first-place winner is Talanoa Lagafuaina of Tafuna High School. His first-place art will be...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 17, 2024, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report her husband was allegedly causing a disturbance with the neighbors.
Setu Muliau was apprehended and charged with the following:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor...