Two police investigations which have been in the news, the death of a young man in Aua and a container in which drugs and weapons were found remain open. The death in Aua was presented as a suicide ...Read more
Manu’a Senator Galea’i Moaali’itele Tu’ufuli has been very quiet at the Fono’s joint budget hearings and has hardly said anything. But that changed this morning. The ...Read more
The Basic Food Index for the month of August dropped by 0.7% after increasing in three consecutive months. The BFI registered at 101.21 points, a slight drop from the July index of 101.88 ...Read more
The concern of local leaders that the rule to open fishing grounds for longliners goes against the Deeds of Cession were viewed by federal agencies as nothing more than a “passing ...Read more
Alia fishermen and fish lovers are gearing up for the first Local Fishermen Day on September 10. The event which was suggested at a meeting of fishermen and the Department of Marine and Wildlife ...Read more
Rather than come up with new revenue measures, the government should do a better job of enforcing existing ones. That was the message Senator Soliai Tuipine gave Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a ...Read more
The federally funded State Small Business Credit Initiative for which American Samoa was awarded $10 million in the last administration is going through another make over it’s fourth from the ...Read more
A container that had been impounded for investigation of contraband that was found inside was released upon the return of Chief of Customs Moetului Sipili Fuiava from off island last week. A ...Read more
As of July 1st, American Samoa’s population was estimated to be at 60,200. The Statistics Division of the Department of Commerce says there were 30,603 females and 29,597 males . The gender ratio ...Read more
Alia fishermen in the territory received a briefing from Director of Marine and Wildlife Resources Dr. Ruth Matagi Tofiga yesterday on assistance programs available from DMWR and eligibility ...Read more
