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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the approval by voters of the Constitutional amendment giving the Swains Island Representative “the right to vote” in the House, the fight to get Swains Island “recognized” as a legitimate part of American Samoa is far from over.
This is according to Swains...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) for 3 months to seek and secure gainful employment.
If he’s unable to secure gainful employment, the court ordered him to report back to the TCF to serve...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men who were out palolo hunting on Monday have been found after they drowned at sea.
The first body was recovered on Monday and has been identified as former ASG Sports Complex director, Henry Tavake. The second body was found Tuesday morning by the Marine Patrol...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eight people — six men and two women are now being charged with violating local drug laws after drugs were found when armed detectives of the DPS Vice and Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on two vehicles and a home in Pago Pago late Friday afternoon, Nov. 11,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu- Talauega Cabinet has lost one of its members. Port Administration director, Chris King, passed away Monday morning.
He was 56.
His sudden death came as a shock to many as Mr King was seen out and about last week during the government’s site visit at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of having sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl is now in custody after he was arrested last month. The matter was reported to police by the girl’s aunt.
The defendant, Panapa Afamasaga, appeared in Court last month for an initial appearance.
Panapa is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) has received a grant under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) in the amount of $864,300 for rat and other invasive species eradication.
The “Swains Island Tropical...
Sharm El-Sheikh, EGYPT — The United States has reassured Pacific and world leaders who are fighting for a 1.5 to Stay Alive outcome at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and of its commitment and renewed leadership to avert “climate hell.”
SPREP reported U.S. President Joe Biden, highlighted his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Salote Taafua appeared in District Court last week pursuant to a summons from the court.
Taafua is charged with 2nd- degree property damage, a class A misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of $1,000, or both.
Pretrial conference for Taafua is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $200,000 in federal funding awarded to the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) was among the three projects in American Samoa that were awarded funds in fiscal year 2022, by NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office, according to a 2022...