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American Samoa Statistical Advisory Council meeting
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting of the American Samoa Statistical Advisory Council, acting governor Talauega E. V. Ale stressed the importance of statistics and data collection for the work of the government and businesses. Talauega, who also chairs the Council, thanked...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sappa Santana has been charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance namely methamphetamine (meth). He appeared in the District Court earlier this month with his bail set at $3,000. According to the government’s case, earlier this month Traffic Division...
DONATION OF SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation received a donation of rugby sports equipment valued at over $5,000. This is to assist in the launch of the Foeoletini Foundation's rugby youth development program in the territory. A press release states that this...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The GUARD VA Benefits Act, which would reinstate criminal penalties for unaccredited claim representatives who charge unauthorized fees, will also assist veterans with filing a claim for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation benefits. Congresswoman...
HAWAII AIRLINES ON PPG RUNWAY
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bad weather on Monday night, resulted in arriving passengers being forced to stay onboard the aircraft for two hours and delayed the Hawaiian Airlines return flight, which departed yesterday afternoon. Passengers on board posted on social media complaining about waiting...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “There is a lack of fairness as a Territory to compete with other states, tribes and local governments,” for federal grants, said Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga in his written testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, when he address the issue of “...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A tip from a confidential informant (CI) led to the arrest of Iosefa Su’a who is being held on bail of $10,000 on drug charges. Su’a made his initial appearance in the District Court yesterday on two criminal counts, unlawful possession of the controlled substance of...
Made in America
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In his written testimony recently before the U.S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga shared his concerns with clauses of two federal laws impacting American Samoa infrastructure improvements moving forward. BUY AMERICAN CLAUSE The...
Petti Matila with Amata
Pago Pago — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding notice received Tuesday from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling $1,413,520 from the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Act signed into law on December 29, 2022. The largest of the three grants is a Community Development...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pereira Merciano, Fetoai Isa’ako and Paul Taliva’a appeared in the District Court yesterday on drug charges after a raid was carried out this past Friday in Leloaloa. All three men are held on bail of $30,000 in relation to a search warrant executed by detectives of the...

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