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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Commerce (ASDOC) along with its Broadband Coordination, Opportunities, Redevelopment and Deployment Office (BCORD) released the American Samoa Territorial Broadband Strategy (ASTBS) last Thursday via a Zoom conference and Facebook live...
American Samoa DIistrict Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case of a mother and her son from Nu’uuli arrested and charged last month on the allegation that the mother assisted her son in assaulting his wife will stay in District Court after the government decided to drop the felony charges against the two. Both defendants,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man with two outstanding bench warrants from the High Court was arrested for allegedly trying to break into a vehicle at the EOB parking lot last month. Sipa Lologa made his initial appearance in District Court two weeks ago where the court ordered him to be...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule — effective Nov. 8th — that implements Amendment 9 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific (FEP) pertaining to American Samoa. The final rule modifies the American Samoa...
Chuck Leoto with his family
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Govn’t owned American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA) — after a long hietas, has finally named a new chief executive officer (CEO). As the former acting CEO, Chuck Leota is expected to assume the position immediately. In a press release issued by the Governor’...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a request from the plaintiff, abd through notice of voluntary dismissal, a federal judge in California has “dismissed in its entirety” a complaint by local resident, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe” against certain members of the American Samoa COVID-19...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the conditions for Salema Ifopo’s 5-year probation is to seek and secure gainful employment. Ifopo was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last week after the court decided that the 13 months he served in custody while awaiting the outcome of...
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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's National Emergency Operations Committee has approved flights from Samoa to American Samoa starting today. However the flights will only bring travellers from Samoa to the territory, and return to Samoa empty. This is until the Covid 19 strain for the three confirmed...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man from Pago Pago who was convicted of driving with a permanently suspended license is going to jail. Atalino Fale, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 bond, appeared in court last week where he was sentenced to 20 months at...
Cong. Uifaatali Amata at her standup desk
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would lead to several million in funding for American Samoa’s wildlife preservation efforts, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA), H.R.2773. Congresswoman Amata also cosponsored two earlier versions of...

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