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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...
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...
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...
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 “...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men have been charged in a sex case. Enosa Lotonu’u is held on bail of $20,000 and the co-defendant in this case Sam Satini’s bail is $5,000.
The victims in this case are 15 and 16 year old cousins and live in the same house.
The defendants appeared virtually in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Battling drugs in the territory should be a “collective effort” between government, villages, churches, classrooms, and households, says Deputy Secretary of Samoan Affairs Tauese Vaa Sunia.
This is outlined in a statement issued by the government regarding the...