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Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Economic and infrastructure development, along with climate change, are among priorities that Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga shared with lawmakers in his address to the Fono joint session last week Monday as well as in two separate reports distributed to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A male driver and a female passenger in a vehicle pulled over by police officers for a seat belt violation last month are now in custody after officers discovered illegal drugs and paraphernalia inside the vehicle. Moreover, the male passenger was the same person...
Sen. Utu Sila Poasa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the legislation introduced in the Fono last week is the ASG proposed final fiscal year 2022 budget totaling $552.78 million. At last Friday’s Senate session, Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman Sen. Utu Sila Poasa announced that the committee is...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by police officers during a traffic stop three weeks ago for speeding is now charged with violating local drug laws. The driver, Frank Anitepa made his initial appearance in court three weeks ago. He is charged with one count of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who refused to leave his girlfriend’s home pursuant to a civil protection order from the Court and approached his girlfriend and her family with a machete is in custody after he was arrested last month. During his arrest, cops discovered illegal drugs on him....
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The total number of positions funded in the ASG final fiscal year 2022 budget is 6,978 — compared to 6,981 in the current FY 2021 budget, according to the Governor’s “Executive Summary” final FY 2022 budget report distributed to lawmakers during the opening of the joint...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new admin bill eliminates the requirement that two members of the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) board of directors must be from outside of American Samoa. According to the bill’s preamble, “we have sufficient number of people from American Samoa with the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Again this past week the American Samoa court system spent a large portion of its time dealing with alleged drug offenses.  ANTHONY SATUALA The driver of a vehicle pulled over by cops in Futiga for a traffic violation was arrested and is now being charged for violating...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new bill Senate focuses in on Immigration with a measure that prohibits a member of the Immigration Board from acting as a sponsor of a foreigner and clarifies the terms of board members. The bill also says that any person appointed to the board while they are the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has launched a public awareness program on a new requirement for the importation of any pesticides or devices, after the agency conducted workshops with suppliers and Customs agents. Effective Aug. 1, 202, a...

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