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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his 12-year-old nephew was arrested and he’s now being charged. When questioned by police, the defendant, Taoipu Salevao stated that the reason why he did this to his nephew was to teach him a lesson.
Salevao appeared in District Court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press statement released this past Thursday Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga commended Congresswoman Uifaatali on her continued efforts to keep this Administration's commitment to American Samoa to building a new hospital on the forefront. Especially on a regional...
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council recommended this week that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implement a 5,000-pound annual catch limit (ACL) for the American Samoa bottomfish stock complex.
According to a 2019 NMFS assessment, the 11-species bottomfish...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a letter dated October 19, 2022, addressed to Mr. Peter Ingram, CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga proposed a schedule of travel dates for the first quarter of 2022.
A press statement released yesterday says Lemanu submitted the proposal well in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was during the sentencing of a 29-year-old man convicted of stealing a vehicle while he was intoxicated that the Court stated that any time a person is intoxicated and drives a vehicle on the road, the vehicle becomes a deadly weapon.
Vena Taulaga, who had been in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has reconstituted the membership of the American Samoa Fisheries Task Force, which was first established in 2014 by the Lolo Administration, and chaired by local businessman, Solip Hong, president of K.S. Mart Inc.
Lemanu has reappointed Hong to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Alesana Lauolo has been continued to next month so the court can get information regarding his immigration status, especially the status of his 2-year-old son, who is in the custody of the Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS).
Lauolo appeared in...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a health grant for maternal and child health services.
This discretionary grant of $86,862 is for American Samoa Department of Health from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a part of the U.S. Health and Human...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through an Oct. 12th memorandum to ASG directors, Human Resources director Lynn Pulou-Alaimalo put a halt on all pre-selections of applicants/candidates for the recruiting process, saying that this “practice is a violation of merit principles” under local regulations.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga signed into law last Friday, Oct. 14th, a Fono approved bill, which originated from the Senate that amends local laws to allow the local government to staff the ASG Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) board of directors with an additional member...