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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health has issued a travel health alert on social media after confirmation of three imported cases of dengue fever.
The department said the disease was found in travelers who had recently returned from Samoa.
Its statement made last week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 20, 2025, at about 7:5 pm, the Tafuna Police Substation received a call from a woman in distress identifying two men allegedly trespassing on private land.
The suspects were identified as Schcymindaran Naidu and Taula Tamati.
Both defendants were charged with one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 18, 2025, a suspect was being held by port security guards for allegedly stealing one of the guards' phones. It was later discovered that the victim’s phone had drugs hidden inside the phone cover.
Gaupule Fulu was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Stealing, a...
Washington, D.C. — [July 03, 2025] Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant notice of $830,662 for the American Samoa Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This is a new,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — About one hundred people attended the Town Hall meeting on deep sea mining held Wednesday evening at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium.
The majority of speakers voiced strong opposition to any exploration or extraction of minerals from the ocean floor in waters near...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Escaped inmate Deion White has been apprehended after several weeks evading law enforcement authorities. White initially fled from the Tafuna Correctional Facility on Father’s Day, a territory-wide family celebration, which added to the urgency of the manhunt....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — James John Faumuina has been appointed as the Executive Director of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Oversight Office, a key role responsible for ensuring the effective management and compliance of federal relief funds.
Faumuina replaces Uti Gebauer, who resigned...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 4, 2025, a fight broke out at a nightclub in Tafuna involving six men who allegedly assaulted numerous men at the bar.
The six suspects were apprehended and charged as follows:
Kananafou Savea — Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 15, 2025, an alleged victim of domestic dispute called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that she was assaulted by her husband with a machete.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory of American Samoa has been selected as one of only five jurisdictions nationwide to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) “Rx for a Healthier America” initiative.
The program, launched last month aims to support states and territories in...