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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The DPS- Search & Rescue is currently searching for a male said to have been lost in Vaitogi waters. The search began yesterday morning after he was reported missing at sea. Divers were also part of the rescue mission. The search continued as of 4:30 p.m. yesterday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 28, 2023, a man was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend while she was holding her baby.
He was charged with the following criminal counts:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a class C misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to fifteen (15...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 28, 2023, a female individual reported her nephew for assaulting her 6-year-old daughter.
The suspect was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to one (1) year, a...
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on Tuesday, Dec. 12, emphasized its solid position on fishing regulations in the proposed Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) National Marine Sanctuary. The Council determined the existing fishing regulations under the current structure...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 26, 2023, a father reported his son for disturbing the peace in their home and assaulting his mother with an extension cord. The defendant also allegedly threatened his father with a machete and verbally threatened his parents.
Fa’aliga Tui Aasufou was...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored the bipartisan National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act to increase public input and awareness into law enforcement, strengthen data, support safety, and honor heroic service by law enforcement professionals....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has urged the Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and his colleagues, to review and confirm the nomination of Solomona Vaioletama Aoelua as the Director of the Office of Public Information, the government agency that manages KVZK-TV.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health issued an advisory in response to a rise in community transmission of respiratory viruses during the holiday season, which include COVID-19, RSV and influenza.
The recommended safety measures include regular hand sanitation, proper...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 23, 2023, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a report claiming a man was assaulting his brother-in-law and as a result, he injured his mother.
The defendant, Agape Faumuina, was arrested and charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Private Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 20th Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting convened in the Cook Islands in a meeting that ran past 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Although the meeting resulted in a revised tropical tuna conservation and management measure (CMM...