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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In February of this year an investigation revealed that a man allegedly assaulted his wife who was carrying their child in her arms.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Before Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele received formal notice of his removal from the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund board last Friday, he got a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees Tuaolo M. E. Fruean denying his request to attend a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prior to the implementation of President Donald Trump’s tariff packages, American Samoa's inflation rate for the first quarter of 2025 is at 1.3%, which reflects a slight increase from last quarter of 2024’s rate of 0.9%. And while airfares to Honolulu have gone down,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 13, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) Captain assigned officers to investigate an alleged rape case regarding a minor in response to a call from an elementary school’s principal and a teacher, both alerting the authorities regarding the allegations....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 24, 2025, Tafuna Police Substation received a call from an individual reporting an alleged assault.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class D felony punishable by a term of imprisonment not to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the 2023 Census of Agriculture data for American Samoa and Guam this past Friday.
The most widely used statistics in the agriculture industry, the Census of Agriculture, is conducted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you don’t have REAL ID yet — make plans to get one before May 7, 2025. That date is about 2 weeks away. And be prepared for a long wait at the Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) to attain one.
Also make sure you have all the necessary paperwork needed, which for a REAL ID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele, a member the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund board has been removed as of April 24, 2025, the date of the letter, according to a letter he received as formal notice last Friday, Apr. 25th.
Samoa News has obtained a copy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 16, 2025, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that she was allegedly assaulted by a customer, later identified as Epifania Tauai.
According to the court affidavit, Tauai is being charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 18, 2025, a man called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that someone was allegedly using his stolen bank card to make a purchase at a store in Pavai’a’i.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Burglary in the Second Degree, a...