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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale has been appointed chairman of the American Samoa Resilience Commission (ASRC) during an opening ceremony last week Tuesday at the Veterans Affairs Office in Tafuna with the commission’s first meeting set for Mar. 16, according to a news...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa joins the rest of the nation in observing Monday, Feb. 21 as President’s Day, and all ASG and federal offices are closed today.
“President’s Day is a time to commemorate all who had the distinguished privilege to lead our great nation,” Gov. Lemanu Peleti...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police have confirmed an investigation has been launched into allegations by staff of the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) against Chief Executive Officer Fa'amatuāinu Lenata'I Suifua.
TV1Samoa reports Assistant Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo confirmed they had...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Taulagi Lavea of Tafuna was initially charged in two separate cases — in the first case he is charged with second degree burglary, attempted burglary and stealing; and in the second case, with stealing and first degree burglary.
However, in a plea agreement with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the House of Representatives during their second discussion of the Senate Joint Resolution seeking to amend the Constitution to allow for year-round sitting of the Legislature instead of the current two-45 days sessions a year, strongly oppose the amendment....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga addressed members of the American Samoa Constitutional Review Committee during the opening ceremony Feb. 8 at the Gov. Rex Lee Auditorium.
In his remarks — delivered in Samoan — the governor noted that the committee’s work is the first step...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Peniata Fauolo has been continued to Mar. 16 so the court can get information regarding his immigration status, especially the status of his 2-year-old son, who is in the custody of the Department of Human and Social Services.
Fauolo appeared in court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week, after the High Court determined that the 13 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, was enough.
Faavesi Faamui, under a plea agreement with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaker of the House, Savali Talavou Ale has appointed two faipule to serve as members of the Resilience Commission to deal with many issues including climate change.
The two faipule from the House are Vice Speaker of the House, Fetui Fetu Jr and Rep. Larry Sanitoa.
In...
Washington, D.C. — The FDA has announced the recall of three brands of powdered infant formula due to possible Cronobacter contamination. Do not feed your baby the recalled formula.
Do not use Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas if they meet all 3 of these conditions:
• First...