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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa had been awarded up to $17.9 million in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program funds from the US Department of Treasury.
Approximately $9.6 million in ERA1 funds were made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 and $8.3 million in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health Department is urging parents and/or legal guardians of students attending all schools in the territory to ensure their children have received their immunization shots — as required — with plans to starting visiting schools next months to check.
“No one will be...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old who’s accused of breaking into a home in Vaitogi and then managing to get away as the occupants woke up and saw him, was arrested by police last month and he’s now being charged.
During his arrest, officers discovered illegal drugs in his possession....
Wahington, D.C. — American Samoa, Connecticut, Michigan and West Virginia will participate with the National Governors Association (NGA) which will help state leaders identify and implement best practices to improve care and reduce overdoses among people who use opioids and stimulants, or combine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man from Futiga was convicted by the High Court last week for stealing a cell phone from a store in Tafuna.
Silao Aletise, who has been in custody since his arrest in December of last year, unable to post a $5,000 surety bond appeared in High Court last week for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health plans to send test samples to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to test for the variant of the two new imported COVID-19 positive cases from the Sept. 27th flight from Honolulu.
The two positive cases, were announced in an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has established a directive that will allow a traveler who tests positive for COVID-19 to “home quarantine”, along with family members, if they choose to do so, and the traveler will still be required to check in through the ASG’s TalofaPass web-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Oct. 1st memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga appointed five local residents to the American Samoa Advisory Council on Domestic and Family Violence.
“No one deserves to be a victim. We, as a community, must pool resources to support the Council and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of burglarizing two homes in the Tafuna area last year was arrested last month on drug charges during a traffic stop in Nu’uuli. It was during his arrest that officers discovered an active warrant for the defendant’s arrest.
The defendant, Alesana Mapuitaga...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was charged with disturbing the public peace (PPD) after he allegedly shouted threats and the Samoan War Cry (faaumuumu) at the Bowling Alley last month.
Patrick Vailoa made his initial appearance in court last month where he is scheduled to appear again next month...