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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of violating local drug laws is going to jail. The court sentenced Faalata Toetasi to serve 20 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition of the 5 years probated sentence.
Toetasi appeared in High Court last week for sentencing...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed congressional action Thursday to ensure government funding as the new fiscal year starts, and prevent a temporary government shutdown. The Senate passed the legislation earlier in the day and the House of Representatives then quickly passed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who attempted to assault his long time partner with a kitchen knife and later ran away from police in May of this year is now in custody charged in two separate cases.
Mapusaga Faleti made his initial appearance in court last week.
In the first case, Faleti is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During an emergency news conference last night, Health Department officials announced two more positive COVID-19 cases. They are fully vaccinated local residents who returned to the territory of the Sept. 27th Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu.
The two confirmed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just after 7a.m yesterday, Samoa News observed a very long line from in front of the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium through the front of the Samoana High School gym yesterday with residents, waiting for the auditorium to open at 7:30a.m. for the distribution of Advance Child...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of burglarizing an apartment in the Ottoville area and stealing an iPhone, a laptop and a check is now in custody after police officers arrested him last month pursuant to an arrest warrant signed by the court.
During his arrest, officers found a small...
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata welcomed today the announcement of a grant of $67,148 for the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security. The grant is part of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness program, which is awarded by the US Department of Transportation’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who attempted to pick a fight with his 55-year-old stepfather and then assaulted his brother-in-law has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail for violating conditions of his probation. He is also placed on probation for 24 months after he pled guilty to private...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has announced $2,772,443 in Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative (CRNR) grant funds to protect coral reef resources in the U.S. territories and the freely associated states. The funding includes $1,541,421...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the new federal mandated minimum wage hike of 40 cents per hour for all industry classifications in American Samoa effective today, the private sector remains concerned over the possible loss that has occurred or will occur soon, with their workforce looking at ASG...