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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After almost 2 hours of deliberation Wednesday afternoon, a six-member jury found former Department of Education (DOE) school teacher Iosefo Alo not guilty of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, to wit; methamphetamine.
This is despite arguments from the two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 56-year-old man accused of raping and molesting a 10-year-old girl several times in April of this year has admitted to the court that the accusations against him are true.
Ioakimo Felise appeared in court yesterday morning for a Change of Plea (COP) hearing. He was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prosecutors in Iosefa Alo's jury trial are adamant that the evidence collected during the course of their investigation confirms that the former school teacher gave the glass pipe that contained a white crystalline substance to a Tafuna HS student on Oct. 6, 2017.
Alo,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over 100 students representing local public and private high schools, including the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), gathered at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium yesterday morning for the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) state conference.
This year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking not only as a traditional leader but as a government leader, Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Mauga T. Asuega has reiterated his call for a “strong stand” from all sectors of the community against illegal drugs, as more and more cases — the most recent including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has issued “precautionary financial measures” for all government entities, especially those agencies that are federally funded or anticipate grants from the US government.
“In light of the uncertain status of the federal government relative to...
Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — A tagging error by United Airlines resulted in two caskets — one carrying a deceased Samoan — being swapped.
The family members of a west side woman — whose body was set to arrive this past Monday night on the usual Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu — were shocked to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Smoke was seen billowing from the Fagatogo wharf yesterday morning. Samoa News watched the fire progress into something much bigger within a matter of hours.
What started out as white/ grayish smoke blowing inland into the town area turned into huge flames that engulfed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of a former school teacher, who was charged last year with one count of unlawful distribution of methamphetamine to a high school student, began yesterday in High Court.
Iosefa Alo, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $20,000 cash...
Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — A man who failed to pay a $2,000 fine within the first three years of a 7-year probation sentence was given a warning from the court last week, to decide whether he complies with a court order or his family fa’alavelaves.
Talalelei Ugapo, a 35-year-old bus driver,...