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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 55-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his 15-year-old niece was arrested by police last month after the victim’s 12-year-old brother saw the defendant’s alleged action and immediately alerted his mother about what happened. The defendant told investigators that...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) on the government of Samoa’s request for “market access for fresh rhizomes of turmeric” imported for consumption into the United States and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The female driver — Suipapa Taavili — of a vehicle pulled over by police last month for blacked out tail lights and speeding is now charged with violating local drug laws. On Sept. 8, 2020 about 1 a.m, a vehicle was pulled over by traffic officers on the Puapua Public...
DPW vacuum truck when it was newly delivered in 2012.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rep. Larry S. Sanitoa is seeking assistance from Keith Gebauer, executive director of the ASG American Rescue Plan Act Oversight Office to look at any possibility to fund a new vacuum truck for maintenance of drainage in Tualauta.  In an email letter request this week,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Oct. 21st memorandum, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola informed cabinet members of the government’s Island Wide Clean-up for the month of October is set for Friday, Oct. 29th And that all departments, agencies, offices and authorities are...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While many people are embracing palolo season this week, a tragic incident happened in the early hours of yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 28 around 1a.m when a 48-year-old father drowned at sea behind the Pago Pago International Airport while hunting palolo. The body of the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In its latest health advisory, the Health Department announced that the COVID-19 booster doses “are now available” for individuals who have completed the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and the single dose of the Janssen vaccine. DoH noted that the booster...
Miss American Samoa Inc., (MASI) president Mrs. Meafou Imo (fourth from left) and Bluesky Communications chief executive officer and contestants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Miss American Samoa Inc., (MASI) president Mrs. Meafou Imo is the recipient of a $10,000 check from Bluesky Communications chief executive officer, Justin Tuiasosopo last Tuesday following a press conference where Bluesky announced its donation as a “Diamond Sponsor” of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man accused of unlawfully entering a home and attempting to sexually assault a woman, after he had allegedly broken into the woman’s home three times before he was arrested by police last month after being pulled over during a traffic stop in the Tafuna...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government is closing out Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October with a two-day event, starting tomorrow, Friday, and spearheaded by the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs (DYWA) in partnership with the Health Department, which is also calling...

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