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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Anger and frustration is growing in Samoa, with locals fearing for their livelihoods and food source after the HMNZS Manawanui sank off the coast of Upolu over the weekend.
Oil has reportedly been leaking from the New Zealand Navy survey ship which capsized after hitting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Today and tomorrow will be very busy in American Samoa as residents gear up for White Sunday, dedicated to our precious children, leading off a 3-day holiday that ends on Monday with Columbus/ Indigenous Peoples Day.
WHITE SUNDAY
Introduced in the islands by Christian...
Washington, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden’s call to reclassify marijuana, moving it from the tightly controlled Schedule I category that it has been in since 1970 to the less restrictive Schedule III status of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 4, 2024, a female individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) alleging that her husband assaulted her in front of their children.
The defendant fled the scene but was later charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule this week requiring drinking water systems nationwide to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. Alongside this, EPA is announcing $7,181,000 in newly available drinking water infrastructure funding for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two of American Samoa's top junior tennis players are trading shots and aces in the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) 12 & Under Intercontinental Team Competition in Hong Kong as part of the Pacific Oceania team.
Joella Ioane and Hermann Thomsen were selected to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Oregon state’s motor-voter automatic registration officials admitted last month that the DMV erroneously registered 1,259 people to vote who were not citizens and were therefore ineligible to vote. (Officials say just nine of the 1,259 actually may have voted.)
On Monday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 3, 2024, traffic officers patrolling in the Tafuna area were waved down by a security guard from the Flame’s Bar. A 19 year-old had been escorted out of the bar and was allegedly causing a disturbance outside.
The defendant was apprehended and charged with:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 4, 2024, a female individual called the Tafuna Police Substation to report her brother who allegedly assaulted her minor daughters and then threatened to hit her.
The defendant was apprehended and charged with:
Count 1 & 2: Endangering the Welfare of a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After the Senate was informed that adding the veto override referendum on the general election ballot for 2024 was not feasible, it seems the Senate will have its way.
Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga last Friday sent a letter to Chief Election Officer Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei...