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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 38-year-old man from Tafuna accused of using a sharp object to assault another man has been arrested and charged with second degree assault — a felony, punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, and/or a fine of not more than $5,000 of both; and two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal judge in California has granted a joint motion, giving certain members of the ASG COVID-19 Task Force until Sept. 14th to respond to the amended complaint filed by local resident “Jane Doe” who alleges that the task force rules which prohibit pets from entering...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Friends of the Jean P. Haydon Museum has reached another milestone of their services for the people of American Samoa after they officially launched their website this past Monday. The website, “haydonmuseumamericansamoa.org”, is available for local, national and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A taxi driver and a passenger who were arrested and charged with violating local drug laws after police executed a search warrant on a taxi cab in Ottoville last year have entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Pasee Vaita’i, the taxi driver, was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed official notice from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of a $311,939 grant for the American Samoa Community College (ASCC). These two departments are part...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With this coming Monday, Labor Day, a local and federal holiday, Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale has declared that all ASG offices will be closed and normal activities suspended on that day. Essential employees required to work on Monday, Sept. 6th, will receive...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who has a pending matter in the Family, Drug and Alcohol (FDA) court was arrested last weekend and charged with criminal contempt.
Malaki Vivi made his initial appearance in District Court last week.
According to the government's case, police got a call for...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan Parliament will meet for the first time since before the April general election, on September 14.
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa announced on Wednesday that the budget for the next financial year would be tabled until then.
She said the budget would be presented by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of Aug. 30th, the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided a total of over $1.086 billion to more than 165,000 people in states and territories to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020.
Of that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man accused of assaulting his sister's boyfriend was arrested by police last month, where he made his initial appearance in District Court.
Salesa Vaega is charged with 2nd degree assault and 1st degree property damage, both class D felony, punishable by...