Samoa’s Deputy PM found guilty of bribery
Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo has lost his Falealili No. 1 seat in Parliament after the Supreme Court found him guilty of engaging in corrupt practices at the general ...Read more
Monthly Archives: March 2026
“Wearing of infantry blue cord was an oversight”
An incident where a senior official of the ASG Office of Veterans and Military Affairs wore an infantry blue cord at a burial detail for a veteran in Samoa last month, was the subject of a hearing ...Read more
Report: Unpaid contributions to ASGERF totals $25.6 m
A report submitted by the Executive Director of the Retirement Fund Office, Vaitautolu Faafetai Iaulualo, to the House last week shows that ASG and semi autonomous agencies owed $25.6 million in ...Read more
“No Kings” demonstration on Saturday
Community members will gather for a “No Kings” peaceful demonstration on Saturday, March 28 at 10:00 A.M. along the sidewalks of the Daniel K Inouye Industrial Park road, across the street from ...Read more
Dept. of Health declares outbreak of leptospirosis
The Department of Health has declared an outbreak of leptospirosis and confirmed that the disease has claimed one life. DOH Epidemiologist Adam Konrote made the announcement at a press conference ...Read more
House approves EITC bill in second vote
The House of Representatives took a second vote Friday morning on the bill to amend the Earned Income Tax Credit law. The bill did not pass Thursday, with only 9 faipule supporting it while 6 voted ...Read more
Fono censures Chief of Staff, bans him from Fono Building
The House and Senate have approved a House Concurrent Resolution which prohibits the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Leonard Seumanutafa, from entering the Fono building “due to unprecedented ...Read more
Micah Gurr accepted to U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School
Micah Tiamanini I’atala Gurr has been accepted to the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado Springs. Congresswoman Uifaataali Amata nominated Micah this January among a group of ...Read more
Latest ASGERF reports raise concerns over unpaid contributions & funding gap
The latest audit and actuarial valuation of the American Samoa Government Employees’ Retirement Fund (ASGERF) show improvement in the fund’s financial position, but also highlight serious ...Read more
Doctors confirm one death from leptospirosis
KHJ News has received confirmation from doctors at the LBJ Hospital that a child died recently from leptospirosis. And there have been six cases of leptospirosis since January. Leptospirosis is ...Read more
