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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a proclamation, dated Oct. 18, 2021, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga ordered the flags of the United States and American Samoa be flown at half-staff until sunset, Oct. 22, 2021 for General Colin Powell, who passed away Oct. 18, 2021, at the age of 84.
The governor pointed to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week, after the High Court determined that the 12 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, was enough.
Pule Uati, under a plea agreement with the government,...
LOS ANGELES — Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) has introduced PACTRAK, their new, state-of-the-art air freight tracking and partner notification service which is fully integrated into the company’s modern website. This exciting new service allows PAC’s partners to know the exact status of their shipment at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of possession of unlicensed arms was sentenced to serve 90 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) as a condition of his 24-month probation.
Richard Amosa appeared in Court last week for sentencing.
Amosa, was initially charged with one count...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The woman accused of stealing over $19,000 from another woman by extorting her and using different identifies, with one of the identities she used being Elvis Patea — is now in custody after she was arrested by police last week.
When questioned by the investigator,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The dispute between local alia fishing boat owners and operators and the American Samoa Government (ASG) has come to an end after the Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa concluded that ASG is liable to plaintiffs (owners and operators of local alia fishing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If an ASG department’s budget allows for the purchase of cell phones, the director has the authority to make that decision, according to an Oct. 12 memorandum issued by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga.
This new directive rescinds a memorandum issued in 2013 during the early...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department is launching today, Oct. 18th — through Nov. 18th — the third round of Mass Drug Administration to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in American Samoa — which the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says is the only U.S...
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet virtually on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, and take final action on the American Samoa Bottomfish Rebuilding plan. The agenda, background documents and instructions for connecting to the meeting and providing oral public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman accused of strangling her girlfriend to death and leaving her body inside their apartment in Pago Pago for six hours before reporting the incident to authorities is now in custody after she was arrested by police last week. When questioned by investigators, the...