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Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — Human Resource Department’s COVID-19 vaccination data, as of Dec. 27, for Executive Branch employees show that the Education Department (ASDOE) with just over 2,000 employees has the the lowest rates of fully vaccinated employees — this with schools starting up tomorrow,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and chasing her with a machete was arrested and charged last month.
Manase Bryce made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde last month.
He’s charged with one count of 2nd degree burglary and...
The District Court has set bail at $500 for Hosea Tevita, who was taken into custody two weeks ago following an incident in Happy Valley where he allegedly went to a neighbor’s home with a kitchen knife and threatened the couple and their children.
Tevita made his initial appearance in court two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 4,000 COVID-19 doses have been administered to children between the ages of 5 to 11 during the government’s three week mass vaccination drive in December, according to recent Health Department data, while the department has set up vaccination sites at its...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Dec. 28 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga established the government’s Food Security and Safety Committee, and appointed 19 members — which includes the the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce chair, while the rest of the membership are cabinet...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who is accused of giving juveniles marijuana to sell for him has asked the Court to set his case for jury trial. The trial is now set for 2023.
Tali Malo appeared in court last week for his pretrial conference. When Malo’s case was called, his attorney informed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an agency notice dated Dec. 21 and publicly released yesterday, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it’s amending temporary permits issued to Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, and StarKist Seafood Co. to market test canned tuna.
The FDA noted previous amendments made...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The territory will soon have a private geriatric and wound care center. And it has received Medicare approval as a certified health care center.
This is the Charity Geriatric and Wound Care Center in Fogagogo.
Tapumanaia Galu Satele, corporate officer of the new medical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting another man in Aunu’u with a machete on Christmas day is now in custody and he’s being charged with a single count of 1st degree assault, a class A felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than thirty years....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While death is often referred to as part of the natural order of our lives, it is not an easy thing to accept, especially by family members and friends, whether the departed were public figures or otherwise. Each loss is keenly felt and mourned, with the hope that time...