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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was found sleeping at a bus stop in Tafuna last week is facing drug charges, after police allegedly found drugs and paraphernalia on him, when they went wake him up.
Douglas Silipa, a.k.a. “Douky” is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The motor accident death of a staffer of American Samoa's Department of Agriculture has prompted the director to submit his resignation.
The worker died in a traffic accident on New Year's Eve in the village of Failolo.
She was allegedly riding in the back of a DoA truck...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle that was pulled over during a traffic stop last week is now in custody after police allegedly found drugs in the vehicle. Tuli Savea made his initial appearance in District Court last week.
He is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three female employees of the Dept of Agriculture were involved in a deadly traffic accident New Year's Eve.
The driver has been jailed, one woman has died, and the other is reportedly in critical condition at the LBJ Hospital.
It is alleged that the accident was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Power Authority acting executive director, Wallon Young provided to Samoa News an ASPA report on what caused the power outage just after 9a.m., Monday.
The outage caused concerns among businesses, which were already busy with closing out books for 2019,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man caught with meth and pot was sentenced last week to 5 years probation. Matthew Onofia has been in custody since his arrest last year. He was initially charged in two separate cases: unlawful possession of methamphetamine in the first case and unlawful...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga's Meteorology Service says Tropical Cyclone Sarai has been downgraded to a low pressure system as it moves Southeast and away from the Kingdom.
The Tropical Cyclone Warning for Tonga is now cancelled.
The Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Center was officially deactivated...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Director of Education Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga confirmed this week that all public schools — ECE, elementary and high schools — would return to class on Jan. 6, 2020.
And she advised parents to take note that students who remain unvaccinated have been contacted by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Sunday’s cabinet briefing on the measles update, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said there were no changes to current policies implemented for the outbreak, but he did issue a verbal directive that all students — both public and private schools — be vaccinated before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Good weather and a better year — financially — are on the minds of many local residents, as American Samoa prepares to welcome 2020 at the stroke of midnight tonight, the last in the U.S. “family” to do so. Guam will be the first U.S. possession to ring in the New Year....