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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger in a vehicle convicted of violating local drug laws after police discovered drugs in his possession when patrol officers pulled over a vehicle during a traffic stop in June of last year was ordered to serve 12 months behind bars after being convicted of...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced the availability of $35 million in fiscal year (FY) 2022 Compact Impact funding to be provided to Hawai’i, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The total amount includes...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing equitable relief to individuals who could not submit premium-Part A or Part B enrollment or disenrollment requests timely due to challenges contacting us by phone. This relief applies to the 2022 General...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amerika Samoa Humanities Council continues the year 2022 with its overarching program theme “Breaking Barriers for Success.” As an island nation in the midst
 of a global pandemic, we will look to humanities during these difficult times to 
find lasting ways that will...
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Pago Pago, AMRICAN SAMOA — A man from Taputimu who was arrested and charged for burglarizing his relative’s home and vehicle is now facing additional charges of unlawful possession of illegal drugs. Simeona Tufuga made his initial appearance in Court last week. Tufuga, 31, is facing charges in two...
Two American Samoa longline vessels
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tautai-O-Samoa Longline & Fishing Association (“Tautai”) held its 1st annual meeting on May 31, 2022 to elect officers and also to discuss the critical issues that impact this U.S. fishery. Tautai members are U.S. longline owners that operate in the U.S/ American...
The temporary holding cell behind DPS Central Station
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The decision to hold four police officers arrested this week at the temporary holding cell (THC) in Fagatogo instead of the Territory Correctional Facility (TCF) has raised a lot of questions from members of the public and senior police officers. The four police officers...
Some 2022 Kanana Fou graduates
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Twenty students from the home of the Stallions conquered another peak in their lives as they graduated from high school. Paramount Builders is proud to sponsor coverage of all of the 2022 American Samoa High School Graduations, and wishes all graduates a successful...
2017 SYEP participants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It’s  that time of year again, where high school and college students are eligible to apply for the Summer Youth Employment Program. This was confirmed in a statement from Human Resources.  “[As it] draws near to implementing the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alleged fight between a man and his girlfriend from Petesa over the girlfriend’s suspicion that he was having an affair with another woman has landed the couple at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). It’s alleged that after the man assaulted his girlfriend...

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