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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former DPS officer Steven Tuato’o who was convicted of Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Violation of a Court Order — escaped a jail term when he appeared before the King County Court last Friday, July 6, 2018 for sentencing.
Tuatoo was charged in Washington State with one...
GUAM – Guam’s congresswoman only wants the best for her island’s children. That means including them in the United States’ most popular warning system for lost children.
When a person under 17 is abducted in America, law enforcement immediately informs broadcasters and state transportation...
Apia, SAMOA — The Methodist Church has a new President. Reverend Faulalo Leti Paaga was elected to the position during their annual conference underway at Faleula this week.
Reverend Faulalo will take over from the incumbent President, Reverend Apineru Lafai.
The 59-year-old is from the villages...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This traditional canoe from Tuvalu, along with smaller gifts on board seen inside the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium yesterday before it was officially presented as gifts from the current chairman of the 8th Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) summit, Tuvalu Prime Minister, Enele...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the major projects selected by the the Faga’itua High School Alumni Association to commemorate Faga’itua High School’s 50th Anniversary was a monument to honor the future, while preserving the past. After it was discussed and approved two years ago, the monument...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga says that the government never received a proposal from a group that wanted to set up a “medical clinic” in American Samoa and there was “no lease” for ASG land for this project.
Lolo made the surprising revelation at yesterday’s cabinet meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against 87-year-old Joseph Yandall was dismissed this week, after the jury found him not guilty for all the charges against him. The jury believed that the government failed to prove their case against Yandall.
It took just over 3 hours for the jury...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 21-year-old man from Malaeimi has been arrested and is facing several charges for allegedly having sex with a 13-year old girl multiple times.
Kose Logova’a made his initial appearance in District Court last week, where Judge Fiti Sunia established his surety bond in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata are maintaining that as the Territory’s elected representatives, they “are best situated to represent the American Samoan interest in self-determination” and “have a direct interest” in the US citizenship...
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata attended a United States Air Force Change of Command Ceremony at which Colonel James S. Mehta formally relinquished Command of the Sixth Field Investigations to Colonel Vasaga Tilo, Jr., at a June 11 ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam...