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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 6, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a victim reporting that her husband allegedly attempted to assault her with a chair.
The suspect was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Senator Tuiagamoa Tavai has been appointed the new Western District Governor. This decision was reached during a meeting of the Chiefs of the Western Counties in Leone on Saturday.
Vice President of the Senate, Magalei Logovi’i Magalei, confirmed Tuiagamoa's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Apia, SAMOA — During a Parliament session last week, Samoa's Opposition leader, Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, accused immigration officials at the New Zealand High Commission Office in Apia of outright discrimination against Samoans.
The HRPP leader expressed his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 4, 2024, a concerned neighbor called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report an alleged disturbance from their neighbor’s house.
The suspect was apprehended, arrested and charged with Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 6, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that her older son allegedly assaulted and threatened her younger son.
The suspect was apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata testified Wednesday in the House Wasy and Means Committee for her bill, H.R. 399, which she introduced last week, to permanently renew the American Samoa Economic Development Credit, a tax extender long known as 30A based on the section of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the Secretary of the Interior implemented the five amendments passed by the voters of American Samoa in the 2022 Constitutional Referendum. This would not be possible without the commitment of Congresswoman Uifaatali and her staff seeking...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 6, 2024, a female individual contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report an alleged assault. The suspect was later arrested for assaulting his minor son and wife.
He was charged with:
Count 1 & 2: Assault in the Third Degree (As a C Misd.) (DV...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 1st, 2024, a concerned citizen contacted the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) regarding two male individuals who were allegedly disturbing the peace and fighting in a public place.
The two suspects were apprehended where one of them was arrested and charged with...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 119th Congress, including her role as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, where she will continue to work with Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA)....