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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In her keynote address, Dr. Mafutaga Tagaloa-Tulifau, a product of the local public education system, emphasized to some 300 participants at the Governor’s 2018 Youth Empowerment Summit the importance of achieving “higher education” in their future.
Tagaloa-Tulifau, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former DPS police officer Steven Tuato’o who ran from local authorities in November of last year will be extradited to American Samoa to face charges against him, after he was served with the copy of an arrest warrant from American Samoa last month while being detained...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG and federal offices, as well as the majority of local businesses — including the banks — will be closed tomorrow, July 4th, in observance of the Fourth of July, or Independence Day holiday for the United States.
StarKist Samoa will have the day off tomorrow, but the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four high school graduates — including two who were co-Valedictorians of their respective high schools for the class of 2018 — are the recipients of the 2018- 19 academic school year’s “Bluesky's Future of American Samoa Scholarship Awards”, which were officially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The preliminary examination (PX) for the second defendant from the case where police raided two homes in Pago Pago last May and allegedly found illegal drugs ended last Wednesday, with District Court Judge Fiti Sunia finding probable cause to bind 6 charges over to High...
Pago Pago, AMAERICAN SAMOA — The 24-year-old man who violated conditions of his 5-year probation 4 days after he was released from jail is now counting his blessings after the court gave him another chance to rebuild his life.
Methodist Kuka Mika, a former firefighter, was arrested Dec. 31, 2017 on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This photo provided by the local Department of Education (ASDOE) shows, Manulele Tausala Elementary School principal, Martha Sagapolutele (third from right) with her award Certificate, after being named the “Principal of the Year” - school year 2017-2018. She was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fono vote override authority and the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) in waters of American Samoa, are other issues on the agenda for the two-day Governor’s 2018 Youth Empowerment Summit, which opens today at the Pago Pago Youth Center, following a church service...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another round of tax refund checks — Batch #8 — is expected to be released today, Monday, July 2, for those who filed between Feb. 15 and Mar. 6, according to ASG Acting Treasurer, Tina Va’a in a brief statement last Friday.
Today’s run totals over $2.50 million — with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Units have been praised by residents and neighbors after drugs and drug paraphernalia were found in a search warrant operation in Petesa last Thursday afternoon.
Armed detectives from Vice & Narcotics raided a home last...