Samoa looks at opening office in Israel
Samoa Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has indicated that Samoa will open an office in Israel this year. New Zealand-based Radio Samoa said the announcement was made by the Prime ...Read more
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Vaitinasa: It’s our money, we need to know status of Retirement Fund
The interim Chairwoman of the Board of AMA, the =American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund Members Association, (AMA) Vaitinasa Dr Salu Hunkin-Finau is optimistic that there will be a ...Read more
Man charged with assault and unlawful possession of firearm
The man arrested by armed police officers in a highly visible operation last Friday afternoon is being held without bail. Solomon Siaumau Samatua II is charged with first degree assault, second ...Read more
Governor assigns Aiumu & Lagafuaina to Dept of Corrections
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula is adding new personnel to the Department of Corrections. In a December 23 letter to the Acting Director of the Department of Corrections Vaipuna Foifua Foifua Jr., ...Read more
No Hot Meals for senior citizens for 3 months
Hot meals for elderly citizens were suspended for three months because vendors were not paid, some for almost 6 months. Paopao Paopao, Director of the Territorial Administration on Aging Office ...Read more
Basic Food Index dropped .5% in December
The Basic Food Index for December recorded a drop of .5% over November’s BFI, the fourth consecutive month of decline in the monthly survey of the cost of basic food items. According to the ...Read more
Tuilaepa agrees with concerns over police release of photos
Opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has joined a rising chorus of the general public concerned over the recent publication by Police of photographs of people arrested during drug ...Read more
Car accident in Afono claims man’s life
It was a sad start to the new year for a family in Vatia. They lost a father/grandfather in a car accident Saturday afternoon near the Afono pass. The cause of the one car accident is under ...Read more
Armed police arrest man wanted in a shooting incident
Last Friday afternoon armed police officers executed an arrest warrant for a man wanted in connection with a shooting incident on December 28th in Vaitogi. The operation was carried out at the ...Read more
Amata Says China Suffered Setback in Venezuela and By Extension the South Pacific
The US capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is a setback for China in not just South America, but the South Pacific, according to Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata. KHJ News Washington DC ...Read more
