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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 20 vendors took part in the BizFest this past Saturday, which focused on promoting and recognizing the many local businesses, as well as their contribution to the local economy, which suffered a set back during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, an English & Creative Writing Teacher at Samoana High School, has been recognized through a 2022 Educator Innovation Award for creatively teaching students about climate change and empowering them to be stewards of our blue planet. She was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prior to the Chief Election Officer official release of the midterm election results, Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean in his capacity as Chairman of the Constitutional Convention called to “null and void” the results on the Constitutional amendments.
This was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate approved in final reading a bill legitimizing the establishment of the Department of Search and Rescue, which will include fire, emergency medical, and marine patrol services.
It was passed in third reading on Thursday and the Administration bill now goes to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle in which investigators allegedly found a bag containing a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Anetone Solomona made his initial appearance in Court last month. He...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To date the Director of the Search and Rescue, Faamasino Upuese Galoia remains mum on the predicament faced by the Emergency Medical Services that is still operating without a budget.
Earlier this month EMS Chief, Galumalemana Popo Avegalio spoke to Samoa News about the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Woolpert AEG has been awarded the $2.46 million contract to evaluate, plan and design a new airport terminal for Pago Pago International Airport.
This was confirmed by acting director of Port Administration, Falenaoti Loi-On Fruean in response to questions from Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC) has been awarded a National Institute of Health AIM-AHEAD grant for $468,996.00.
AIM-AHEAD's goals are to establish partnerships to increase the participation and representation of researchers and communities that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The owner of a rental unit in the Nu’uuli area who was charged and convicted of assaulting his tenants — a man and his son — was sentenced to 12 months probation last week in District Court.
Faletolu Tufuga was initially charged with second-degree assault, a class D...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While there are laws in Samoa aimed at increasing women's participation and representation in government, Executive Director of the Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review, & Federal Relations Tapa’au Dan Aga says there are none in the Fono to his knowledge...