Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over $23 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds have been budgeted for American Samoa’s vaccination program, repatriation, along with the Safe Travels American Samoa website design, development and deployment, according to the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) director Taotasi Archie Soliai has commended the U.S Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for “supporting our pelagic fisheries” through Amendment 9 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The intersection of Jason David Street — the street where Pacific Horizons School is located — on the main road through Ottoville is now the nexus of a 4-way stop as evidenced by this truck seen moving forward after stopping at the newly installed sign at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoa News’ reader made the following query:
As reported in the Samoa News issue, Aug. 30, 2021 — ‘Senate continues push to raise leaders salaries and allowances’ — “Tuaolo said the $1 million allocation is now in the hands of the Fono, which can do with it what it...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata said the growing use of Telehealth will be a necessary part of the planning to come for a new hospital, and its role in how future health care is delivered, as she highlighted over $521,000 in newly announced Telehealth funding from Congress through...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jury instructions and opening statements for the jury trial of the owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar, Tumuatasi Lefatia a.k.a MAMA accused of violating local drug laws began yesterday in High Court.
Lefatia, who is out of bond, is charged with 4 felony counts, including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde has found probable cause to bind over to High Court, the government’s case against Shaun Maiava, who entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him during his arraignment before Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released this statement honoring the US. Service Members slain in the attack last week in Afghanistan.
“The United States lost 13 brave members of our all-volunteer Armed Forces, who were selflessly serving others and in Afghanistan to get others to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s State Plan to operate a Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Program, by the Human and Social Service Department’s American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program (ASNAP) includes advance notice to wholesale and authorized retails stores so they can...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man who is accused of being rude and disrespectful to his grandmother was ordered by the court to find another place to live while his matter is pending in court.
Police arrested Faalata Taase from his home last moth, and he made his initial appearance in...