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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Park of American Samoa Superintendent Scott Burch, who has dedicated 10 years of service leading the park and serving the community in American Samoa has retired. During his tenure at the National Park of American Samoa, Superintendent Burch has made...
O nisi nei o tagata faigaluega o lo’o auaunaina le mamalu o le atunu’u i le Faletupe a le teritori o Amerika Samoa (TBAS) i Utulei ma Tafuna, i se latou pati fiafia na faia i le faaiuga o le vaiaso. [ata foa’i]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 14, 2024, the Vice & Narcotics Unit was contacted by the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to assist with a case involving drugs.
The suspect was later arrested and charged:
Count 1: Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), a felony...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 25, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation received a call reporting an incident of alleged domestic violence. Upon arrival at the scene, the suspect fled the scene and he is still at large.
The suspect was later charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Second Degree (DV...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve again on the House Natural Resources Committee (HNR), as she has throughout her time in Congress, this time with an added Subcommittee vice chairmanship responsibility for the 119th Congress.
HNR Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) has...
Washington, D.C. — Notice of support has been received for the Close Up program benefiting American Samoa’s students from the Interior Department’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA).
This OIA grant of $1.1 million in Technical Assistance Program (TAP) funds to the Close Up Foundation funds the 2025...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An ASPA employee completing the repairs to the underground connections in the Utulei area power outage. The heavy rains and wind as well as flooding in the vaults, added to the delays in getting the necessary repairs done safely.
ASPA CEO Wallon Young has explained that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new administration continues to appoint acting directors, most who will need to be confirmed by the Fono to become the new director or head of the government department/ agency to which they have been appointed.
In a memorandum, dated Jan. 10, 2025, Governor Pulaali’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 25, 2024, a female individual contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report an alleged peace disturbance at her home.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Potholes in the territory’s roads continue to be a problem into the new year.
Faipule Larry Sanitoa advised Deputy Director of Department of Public Works Faalavai Ta’ase in December 2024 of the dire need for filling the potholes in areas such as the Faleniu bridge, which...