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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A cross-section of government and non-profit agencies invested in promoting mental health in the community, hosted the 4th annual Mental Health Summit on September 28 and 29 held at the American Samoa Community College Multipurpose Conference Facility. New this year was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 52-year-old man from Fagatogo who was convicted of driving with a permanently suspended license is going to jail. Paulino Seuale, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 bond, appeared in court last week where he was sentenced to 20 months at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The framed photograph of Jaron Asalele who was lost at sea two weeks ago in Hawaii was on display Monday during the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency candlelight vigil dedicated to Jaron “as we pray for his peaceful resting in the Almighty's arms.”
He is the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with an active arrest warrant for an alleged attempted burglary in Nu’uuli almost a year ago is now in custody after he was arrested last month during a traffic stop in Pago Pago.
Sootaga Faavae was arrested and held for 48 hours after police allegedly discovered a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Virginia-based StarKist Co. has named a new company president and chief executive officer, who will take over the leadership post, as of Jan. 01, 2023, from out-going boss, Andrew Choe.
In a brief statement released late Monday afternoon, StarKist announced that Mr. Chae...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is pleased to announce that the applications for Fiscal Year 2023 funding under the Office’s Technical Assistance Programs can now be submitted to www.Grants.Gov.
Eligible to apply are Insular Area government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s male population is slightly higher, at 50.8% compared to the female population at 49.2% in 2020, according to data from the American Samoa’s demographic profile of the 2020 Island Area Census released last Thursday by the U.S Census Bureau.
Of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu and Talauega Administration’s Chief of Staff, Loa Tauapa’i Tuimavave Mulipola has expressed “disappointment” of government departments that are not “abiding by laws and policies” when it comes to steps taken before implementing any government project.
“This...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of four young children who is on probation after being convicted of felony drug possession is now back in custody after police allegedly discovered a quantity of illegal drugs in his possession during a traffic stop last month in Matu’u.
Peneuefa Vaiavi’i is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through an Oct. 20 general memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga established the ‘Dementia-Friendly American Samoa Action Team’, chaired by First Lady Ella Mauga, and the membership is made up of representatives from various government and non-profit groups.
“It is...