Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A large crowd of local residents showed up yesterday at the Afioga Tufele Li’amatua Cultural Center at Suigaula o le Atuvasa Beach Park in Utulei to fill out applications for a short-term cash assistance program for qualified children from low income households through...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A seventh passenger who traveled on the Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu on Jan. 6 tested positive for COVID-19, according to ASG officials, who noted that the latest imported (border) positive case came following the second COVID-19 test administered for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 55-year-old man who was arrested during a traffic stop two weeks ago is now charged with violating local drug laws when illegal drugs were allegedly found in his possession. The man, Saunoa Elise told police that he bought drugs from the area called “Le Filifili” for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite claims by Manu’a #1 Representatives that students of the Manu’a High School (MHS) did not receive food for either breakfast or lunch Wednesday thru Friday during the first week of school, a report from MHS, which was distributed to faipule during a House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has submitted for Fono confirmation nominees for the directors to three Executive Branch agencies — the Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM),the Territorial Energy Office (TEO), and the Office of Public Information (OPI...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 41-year-old man who is on probation for drug and assault convictions was arrested by police last month on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a house and assaulted his ex-partner who was with her new lover.
However, when police apprehended the defendant, drugs, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week was the deadline for registration under the immigration amnesty program announced late last year by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga.
Last Thursday, Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui urged that the Fono be given a report on this latest amnesty program, which follows one that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While members of the Tongan community in American Samoa are urging their families and friends around the world to keep the people of Tonga in their prayers after the volcano and the tsunami that affected the islands last Friday (Saturday in Tonga), locals are also...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Apia-based Samoa Airways on Jan. 7 filed with the U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) an application for renewal of its cabotage exemption to continue flight operations between Tutuila and the Manu’a island group.
According to the Samoa government owned airline, the...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — There is significant damage to the western coast of Tonga's main island of Tongatapu.
The New Zealand High Commission says the damage is centered along the western coast, where there are many resorts, and the waterfront of the capital, Nuku'alofa.
A thick layer of ash...