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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is no guarantee that the people’s money deposited at the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) is protected due to the fact that the bank is not FDIC insured.
This was the statement from the TBAS CEO and president, Dave Buehler when he appeared before the House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerned with the proposed federal bottomfish rebuilding plan for American Samoa, which will reduce this local fishery, the governor is seeking U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) assistance to develop an economic plan that includes compensation due to loss of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month on stealing and unlawful possession of illegal drug charges.
Taulogo Aleki, made his initial appearance in District Court last month.
The government charged Aleki in two separate cases. In the first case...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the spread of the COVID-19 inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) has been making headlines, a report is now revealing that 4 juveniles confined at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) tested positive for COVID last Friday.
This was also confirmed to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with two prior convictions over a decade ago is back in court on a new allegation that he stole his long-time partner’s vehicle. When pulled over by patrol officers last month, the suspect, Faamanu Talitonu told officers the vehicle belonged to him not his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Mar. 17 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga reconstituted the American Samoa Statistical Advisory Council and announced the appointments of new members.
According to the governor, the functions of the advisory panel include the review of censuses, surveys, and...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council with representatives from U.S. tuna industries, developed a paper that calls for a task force of federal agencies to work together to implement a new Pacific strategy. The paper’s holistic approach addresses greater U.S....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man accused of assaulting another man in Tafuna by striking the victim’s head with a metal pipe made his initial appearance in Court last month.
Filipo Amosa is charged with one count of second-degree assault, a class D felony, carrying a prison sentence of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has recorded its second COVID-19 related death, with the new fatality reported by LBJ Medical Center on Mar. 25. The first COVID related death was on Mar. 22.
The second-death is a female in her mid-fifties and has other pre-existing health conditions. No...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release dated Friday, March 25 and released the same day, the Governor’s Office acknowleded that prior to the dismissal of interim CEO, Emau Amosa, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga had met with the Chairman of the American Samoa Medical Center Board of Directors, Dr....