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LBJ HOSPITAL
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Families of several nurses who have been placed on leave without pay after they failed to comply with the Governor’s mandate for all first responders and health workers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 — including the booster shot, have spoken out for the first time...
ASG Tax Office
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another round of tax refund checks - totaling more than $1.8 million - is scheduled for release today, Monday, Apr. 25, bringing new cash into the local economy and giving consumers new purchasing power, that will keep stores and other outlets busy this week. ASG ...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man accused of assaulting a man in Aua by striking the victim’s head with a piece of timber made his initial appearance in Court last month. Si’u Amosa is charged with one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, an unclassified felony, punishable by...
Amata and CODEL
Washington, D.C. —  Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part this past week in a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) that included a series of meetings in Papua, New Guinea, as part of a wide-ranging trip to several Pacific region countries that have strategic alignment with the United States. In...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the night of Feb. 18, 2022, two cops observed Sio Lafoa’i spill a bag of potato chips on the ground after he and another male were pulled over at the Sobriety Checkpoint for an open container in the vehicle. Lafoa’i was the passenger. (Samoa News is withholding the...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Petesa was arrested last month accused of attempting to assault his uncle’s wife while she was holding her one-year-old granddaughter. When Alesana Vili made his initial appearance in Court, the court granted a motion to release him on his own recognizance to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has recorded one new COVID-19 related death, bringing the total number of fatalities to 24 since the first death was reported late last month, according to officials who participated in Friday’s COVID-19 Task Force daily briefing. LBJ reported during...
virtual cabinet meeting
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During Wednesday’s virtual cabinet meeting, the local Education Department presented ASDOE’s Hybrid Plan to reopen schools for in-class instruction on alternating days, according to a news release yesterday from the Governor’s Office, saying that the presentation was...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 50-year-old man accused of assaulting another man in Fogagogo two months ago is scheduled to appear in Court next week for a Status Hearing. The government’s attorney informed the court two months ago that there is a possibility additional charges would be filed...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old taxi driver who was convicted of receiving stolen goods has been sentenced to two years probation. Iosefa Togiaso was initially charged with one count of conspiracy to steal, a class C felony, punishable by imprisonment of up to 7 years, a fine of up to $5,...

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