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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is being charged with assaulting his wife and threatening her with a machete over their new television they had just bought — which according to his wife something about it upset him.
Filemoni Taleni is charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested and charged for assaulting members of his family while intoxicated. They were allegedly trying to stop him from hanging himself.
Sila Felise is charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) - a class C misdemeanor, punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local emergency responders underwent 16 hours of combined classroom learning with practical exercises to sharpen the response capabilities of first responders during Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs).
According to a US Department of Homeland Security planning...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata returned to American Samoa on Thursday’s flight, following taking part in U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit to the border in the southwestern United States.
“In American Samoa, we are blessed with God-given natural borders. I accompanied the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga released a memorandum with a proposal to ‘fly colors’ at all local DOE campuses. Resulting from that publication, both the US and American Samoan flags have become a source of much interest in the territory. With that in mind, it is also...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Malaeoletalu M. Gurr is asking the Department of Commerce to re-consider the eviction notice it served on the Island Taxi Stand in Fagatogo on November 18, 2023.
In a letter to Ms. Petti T. Matila, Director of the Department of Commerce (DOC), dated January 4,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa government-owned Samoa Airways has settled a $1,500 fine with ASG after allowing two Samoans to travel to the territory without proper permits.
Samoa Observer reported that this was confirmed by the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Samoa Airways, Fauo'o Fatu...
San Diego, CA — It’s a familiar start-of-the-year scene. You’ve committed to a healthier lifestyle and are determined that this time is going to be different. Your refrigerator is stocked with fruits and veggies, you’ve tossed out processed foods, and your workout routine is written in pen in your...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, in a memorandum, dated Jan. 4, 2024 has proposed that “DOE initiate a daily standard practice of assembling students to witness the raising of the flags, reciting the pledge of allegiance, and singing the national anthems of both the US and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum from the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Loa Tuimavave Laupola, dated Jan. 4, 2024, the Opening of the 38th Legislature — third regular session — has been announced for Monday, Jan 8, 2024. It will convene at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei.
Per usual...