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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested by police last Saturday night for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. The defendant made his initial appearance at the District Court this week where he denied the single charge of 3rd degree assault against him. He was then released on his own...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is accused of stabbing another man with a sharp object during a fight was arrested by police last week and charged with 2nd degree assault, a class D felony and disturbing the public peace, a class B misdemeanor.
Viliamu Too made his initial appearance before...
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed Senate confirmation of Robert Wilkie to lead the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA).
Secretary Wilkie was nominated by President Trump to serve as VA Secretary during the ongoing legislative and administrative reform efforts to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As part of his closing remarks at a recent cabinet meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga told cabinet members, “I know after six years of running this government, we’re all up to the point, that we are not only getting tired, but we’re getting frustrated in a lot of ways...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) last week issued a final rule that splits and sets separate limitations on fishing days for calendar year 2018 for the US purse seiner fleet to fish in the US exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and on the high seas — referred to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A few months into the job, the Treasury Department announced early this week Li’avaa Moevao's resignation effective July 20, 2018, saying that the former Customs Chief has accepted a position as Senior Pastor for the Congressional Christian Church in Huntington Beach,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial in the case of a school teacher who is accused of sexual abuse involving a 15-year old female began yesterday in High Court.
Sione Onelei Setu was charged by the government with a single count of 1st degree sexual abuse, a class D felony, punishable by a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who failed to keep his promise that he would never use drugs again, but use his time wisely to care for his sick father and sister, was ordered by the court last week to serve the 15 months that was suspended from his sentence, after he failed to comply with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Fiti Sunia has denied a motion by Assistant Public Defender Ryan Anderson to reduce the bond amount for the defendant Manoa Niukavu to $30,000. Given the totality and the circumstance of the allegation against Niukavu, Sunia said that the $50,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has proposed an amendment to local environmental laws, as well as a FY 2018 budget supplement for the distribution of the more than $2 million that the American Samoa Government received under the multi-million settlement payment by StarKist Co...