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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Alpha Epsilon Mu Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) held its spring 2023 induction ceremony on February 21st to induct 18 new members. In addition to family and friends of the new and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Contrary to information provided by the DPS Chief of Police, Pouu’amea Tuaolo Supapo, the four ASCO Motors employees taken into custody earlier this week after an incident surfaced that allegedly concerned drugs — were not charged.
Families of the men contacted Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorney General Fainu'ulelei Falefatu Alailima Utu remains mum on questions on whether any action has been taken by the AG’s office regarding a Senate resolution recommending that the office appoint an Independent Prosecutor, to “investigate” employees of the Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Births continued to decline while deaths continued to climb,” according to a summary of data in the 2020 Statistical Yearbook compiled by the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division, and released yesterday.
Summarized under the sub-heading, ‘Vital and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Filipo Shai and Fogavai Anetere’a are each being held on bail of $15,000 on drug charges. The men appeared in the District Court yesterday.
According to the government’s case, this past Sunday the Vice and Narcotics Division of the Department of Public Safety was called...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federally funded Medicaid program covered more than $4.7 million in expenditures for American Samoa during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some $3 million of allowable costs payable to ASG’s Health Department, according to the 2022 COVID-19 Task Force Operations...
Washington, DC — Uifa’atali Amata held two Town Hall meetings in American Samoa last week during the District Work Period when Congress was not in session in Washington, D.C. and she was back in the territory. The first meeting was in the village of Vailoa, and another was held with the Tongan...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the public are invited to the Brain Health Fair with emphasis placed on those 50 and over.
The fair begins this Saturday at the DWYA Gym in Pago Pago from 9 to 1pm. It’s part of a research on Alzheimer’s in American Samoa, an initiative of the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Drugs allegedly found inside a police vehicle at ASCO Motors have led to the arrest of four ASCO Motors employees.
This was confirmed by Dept. of Public Safety Chief of Police Pouu’amea Tuaolo Supapo in response to Samoa News questions.
“Yes they have been arrested and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lieutenant Governor Talauega E. V. Ale has warned Cabinet members to follow local and federal laws prior to implementing government projects.
He also zeroed in on the recent egg saga where the Department of Agriculture staff allegedly was seen delivering eggs imported...