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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga submitted last Friday to the federal government American Samoa’s Response and Action Plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the territory is “highly vulnerable because our current health care system grossly lacks the capacity to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With allegations of price gouging — especially last month when consumers encountered a sudden hike in price for certain goods after arrival of containers vessels were delayed — the Consumer Protection Bureau (CPB) of the ASG Department of Legal Affairs has launched a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 33-year-old man accused of violating local drug laws has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Daisy Mareko, who has been in custody since his arrest last year appeared in High Court last week for his Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Mareko is represented by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 12, the National Marine Sanctuary American Samoa education team coordinated a Career Day requested by Lauli`i Elementary School. Lauli`i has a student population of 145 students ranging from 1st through 8th grade. The education teams from NMSAS and American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Latest visible satellite loop shows some fair-weather clouds and high cirrus clouds associated with an extratropical low far south of the territory. Present upper air soundings continue to show an extremely dry and moist atmospheric profile associated with a strong...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 occurred about 134 miles Southwest of Tutuila Island at 5:06am, this morning, Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Based on all available data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Honolulu ~ THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 19-year-old young man from Vaitogi was arrested by police last week on the allegation that he stabbed another man.
Solomona Gauta made his initial appearance before Judge Elvis P. Patea last week where his bail was set at the amount of $5,000. Gauta’s preliminary...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After being refused entry into other ports in the South Pacific, the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel , which has been floating at sea for days with more than 2,000 people on board, made a “refueling” stop in Pago Pago Monday afternoon.
International news agencies report that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman allegedly involved in the case where a Correctional Officer (C.O) at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) was arrested last week on the allegation that he helped to smuggle a large quantity of illegal drugs and cell phones into the TCF was arrested by DPS...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The bus driver who was sexually abusing a 16-year old girl for months is paying a price for his actions.
The court has ordered Viliamu Laulu to serve a period of detention of 20 months as a condition of his 5-year probation, and upon serving his time at the Territory...