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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 31, 2024, a mother reported to the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) that her son had allegedly been assaulted by an unknown male. However, the investigation revealed that her son was the suspect.
Tofia Paopao was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 30, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report her son who allegedly assaulted her grandson.
The suspect was apprehended and later charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Standing among artifacts of her ancestors in the Jean P. Haydon Museum in Pago Pago, Congresswoman and High Chief Uifaʻatali Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, the first Republican woman of Samoan descent in Congress, reflected on her rich Pacific heritage and the profound...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoan Rowing Association is proud to announce the successful participation of four youth rowers and one coach in a prestigious rowing camp held in Sydney, Australia.
Athletes Deshawn Vaisagote, Tupulua Vaouli, Nissi Pula, and Carneal Lili'o Satele, along...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As inflation is cooling a bit in the States, prices in American Samoa’s Basic Food Index (BFI) for September rose only slightly when compared to recent months with the monthly increase at 0.8%, from August 2024 to September 2024.
The BFI is a monthly rapid assessment of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 31, 2024, a car rental business owner contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) regarding his missing rental car, which he had sighted and alleged had an altered license plate.
Viiga Ta’ala was apprehended and charged with the following charges:
Count 1:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Medical teams from the U.S. Army’s United States Army Hospital (USAH) worked hand-in-hand recently with LBJ Hospital doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers. This opportunity to share knowledge and expertise helped strengthen the care the hospital provides, while also...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Government and environmental agencies in Samoa are on alert after a New Zealand Navy ship caught fire and sank off the south coast of Upolu.
The HMNZS Manawanui — a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel — was conducting a reef survey when it hit the reef on Saturday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa was unsuccessful in its bid to host the 2029 Pacific Mini Games, losing out in a 12-9 vote to the Cook Islands.
The two final bidders were shortlisted from several countries and territories that had submitted bids when the initial bidding process started...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The director of the Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources, Taotasi Archie Soliai has written to the Deputy Ass’t Administrator for Regulatory Programs of NOAA, Samuel Rauch III on his concerns about American Samoa not being included in NOAA’s “Fisheries of the...