The Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) intends to extend its existing branch in Tafuna and no longer has any interest in the former ANZ building in Tafuna. This was revealed in the Senate ...Read more
The Hot Meal program for senior citizens, which was suspended for three months because vendors had not been paid, resumed Wednesday. All of the vendors are reported to have received payments last ...Read more
The renewed Compacts of Free Association, which include U.S. military basing rights and aid to the Freely Associated States, are key to Pacific security in countering China. However, they have not ...Read more
Mechanical problems have caused a 24-hour delay in the arrival of Tuesday’s Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu. Flight 866 is now scheduled to arrive after 9 p.m. on Wednesday and depart at ...Read more
The Chair of the House Retirement Committee, Rep. Trude Ledoux-Sunia, on Tuesday updated House members on the ASG’s debt to the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund. According to ...Read more
Former customs officer, Sheehan Sam Seigafo, began serving a prison term of ten years on Tuesday. Associate Justice Elvis Patea, flanked by Associate Judges Faamausili Pomele and Paepae Iosefa ...Read more
The Department of Search and Rescue has hired 60 personnel on an emergency basis to help fill staffing shortages. KHJ News has asked SAR Director Utumoe Alefosio about the emergency hires last ...Read more
In our story about Senator Togiola Tulafono resigning as chairman and member of the Senate Select Investigative Committee, KHJ News quoted Togiola saying that he had also discussed the issue of a ...Read more
American Samoa is the most obese country in the world, according to The Global Obesity Observatory, which monitors obesity rates for 200 different countries. Mike McDonald of the Make American ...Read more
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula presented his second State of the Territory Address on Monday morning at the Lee Auditorium, open the Third Regular Session of the 39th Legislature. His speech ...Read more
