Vailoa

A commissioning ceremony was held to mark the completion of the construction and installation of the 200 Kilowatt Vailoa New Hydro Power Plant.

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, who was the chief guest, said the project is part of the government’s strategic plan to be one hundred percent on renewable energy by year 2025.

“In order to reduce Samoa’s dependency on diesel fuel to generate electricity and reduce the emission of poisonous gas into our environment that has resulted in major changes in climate.”

It's believed that the suspect knew the deceased.

Police have not released the identity of the victim who is from Samoa and was living and working with relatives in American Samoa.

His body was found in bushes near the intersection of Vailoa and Taputimu Friday morning.

American Samoa's Commissioner of Public Safety, Save Tuitele, says preliminary information indicates that the deceased and suspect had argued over a girl while they were in a car and the suspect stabbed the victim with a pocket knife in the vehicle he was driving.