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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 3, 2024, a woman heading to work on a bus called police saying she had witnessed an assault on a minor by an unknown male. The witness contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) after getting off the bus to assist the minor.
The defendant was later apprehended...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Police, Prisons & Corrections Services (SPPCS) has announced the shooting death of Detective Sergeant Peniamina Perite. “His unexpected death on Monday (Samoa time) from a gunshot wound, sustained while executing an arrest of a suspect in a murder case...
Washington, D.C. — is back in Washington for the upcoming few weeks due to a rapidly changing congressional schedule following recent events.
Members of Congress received word over the weekend that Congressional Delegations in late July or early August are canceled by House leadership, as they...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local businessman has filed a Department of Public Safety (DPS) complaint against a male individual who stole a wheel barrow containing fresh produce (cucumbers) last week Tuesday from an Asian farmer. The man was caught on the security camera system, which was given...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 26, 2024 at about 9:12am, a male individual identified as Ding Fudong, contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report the break-in of his private vehicle. Around the same time, the TPS received a call from a customer at Happy Mart who requested assistance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo is warning of a pyramid scheme currently making the rounds in Samoa.
Auapaau has confirmed that the Police are investigating the scheme though arrests are yet to be made.
The "Answer Club" scheme is a new pyramid scheme...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Deep Sea Mining, a globally respected critical mineral trade journal, has listed American Samoa as a leading global candidate to develop an Electric Vehicle critical mineral receiving and refining industry.
Phillip Gales, a noted Deep Sea Mining industry expert says in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Consensus has been reached by Pacific leaders with Japan to address the controversial release of treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
In August last year, Japan began discharging waste from about 1000 storage tanks...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memo released last week to the media by the Governor’s Office, an announcement of “AS Teaming Up with CCCAS for Walk and Wave Against Drugs” was publicized. The memo in turn has caused a rumble of discontent in the community, heard through Facebook posts, with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu & La'apui gubernatorial campaign kicked-off strongly on Saturday, July 20, 2024, with more than 3,000 supporters turning up at Tafuna, next to the Veterans Memorial Stadium to show their support.
Campaign Committee Chairman Malemo Tausaga greeted the...