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sofias and Moefa’auo William Emmsley
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Reigning Miss SOFIAS, Runi Talaifaga (4th from left), pictured with members of SOFIA that visited LBJ Medical Center to present gifts and other goodies for hospital workers, who toiled tirelessly in the past weeks of the COVID-19 community spread. SOFIA is among the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two people were arrested and charged after cops allegedly discovered drugs and paraphernalia inside a rental vehicle. The two are Thomas Aloese, the driver and Felix Tonumaipe’a, the passenger. Aloese and Tonumaipe’a are each charged with one count of unlawful possession...
Farmer selling her produce at Fagatogo Marketplace
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local farmers are calling out to government leaders to consider providing them with financial assistance after the Fagatogo Marketpace was closed for over two months due to the community spread of COVID-19. This week, some relief was forthcoming after the market was re-...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In addition to a new 40-bed medical center to be constructed in Tafuna, the American Samoa Medical Center Authority (ASMCA) has also proposed expansion to current services at the LBJ Medical Center — all funded with the hospital’s share that ASG received from the federal...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl some years back was arrested by police last month on the allegation that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl who had run away from home. During his arrest, police found a glass pipe containing a...
Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Lemanu-Talauega Administration has publicly stated that revenue collections for the current fiscal year — 2022 — are going well, some lawmakers remain concerned with a possible “drastic decrease” in the government’s coffers since January this year, especially...
JUST SAY NO TO MARIJUANA
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted for violating local drug laws was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last month after the court decided that the 11 months he served while awaiting the outcome of his case is sufficient for the crime he committed. Vaalele Pauli...
Moefa’auo William T, Emmsley, Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The LBJ board has made their choice for CEO after a search that was done by the “book,” according to a press release issued Monday from the hospital’s board of directors. Moefa’auo William T, Emmsley, Jr. will now be LBJ hospital CEO for the next two years and the board...
Dr. Akapusi Ledua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has recorded a new COVID-19 related death bringing American Samoa’s total cumulative mortality to 25, says LBJ’s acting chief of staff Dr. Akapusi Ledua, during yesterday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference. Dr. Ledua summarized that the new...
Two men and truck with food for delivery
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Information provided by the American Samoa COVID-19 Task Force recently about free meals for people who are in home isolation is escalating the anger felt by some of those who were isolated but never received free meal delivery. Over the past two weeks, the Task Force...

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