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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 30, 2025, a concerned grandmother contacted the Fagatogo Police Station and reported her son for allegedly assaulting her grandson by choking him.
The suspect fled the scene but was later captured and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 28, 2025, the head security guard of a local nightclub called the Tafuna Police Substation regarding two men, who were causing a disturbance at the nightclub.
The two men were later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — His Excellency Apostolic Nuncio Gabor Zoltan Pinter, the Vatican's diplomatic representative, serving as the Pope's main envoy in the Pacific, similar to an ambassador was welcomed to the Territory last Friday, August 08, 2025.
Upon his arrival at the airport, he was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), is a distinguished network of young leaders from across the U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands that reflects a shared understanding that the future of the Pacific depends on strong, cooperative partnerships.
And two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 1, 2025, a concerned citizen contacted the Tafuna Police Substation to report an alleged domestic dispute when he saw a couple fighting inside a vehicle.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance (DV), a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 29, 2025, a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation with evidence that her brother had allegedly broken into her house.
The defendant was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Burglary in the Second Degree (DV), a class C felony punishable by a term of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — High Talking Chief, Le’i Sonny Thompson, passed away last Tuesday, in American Samoa, after a prolonged illness. He was 73 years old.
Lei retired from the US Air Force as a major after 20 years of service, returning to the territory with his family when he was recruited...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 26, 2025, Leone Police Substation (LPS) received a call from a victim who stated that she was allegedly assaulted by her husband after coming home late from work.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is fighting for American Samoa’s funding.
This week, in efforts that have already been underway for days, she took part in a major group letter by Members of Congress working to preserve FEMA funding nationwide, including American Samoa’s funding,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Holy Eucharist celebration for the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) Plenary Assembly took place at the Holy Family Cathedral in Fatuoaiga, Tafuna, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop Kolio T. Etuale, D.D., presided over...