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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three men were arrested on Monday afternoon in relation to an armed drug raid by the DPS Vice and Narcotics Unit when they executed a search warrant on a home at Mesepa. Drugs were uncovered, such as methamphetamine (meth) or ‘ice’, as well as drug paraphernalia and cash...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Attorney General’s office cites corporate privilege and government privilege among the reasons its filed a motion to quash in part a subpoena from the Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) for “all” documents regarding the bidding process and subsequent...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eight Carl’s Jr employees were possibly affected by unidentified fumes in the restaurant on Saturday. All eight were taken to the hospital, with six later cleared to go home while two remained at the hospital for observation.
Carl’s Jr’s Manager Phil Love told Samoa News...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ’s new newsletter — O Le Taulasea — launched on Friday, November 18, 2022 with the hospital’s CEO Moefa'auo William Emmsley saying, "It is time for us to tell our story” It was a soft launch to promote the newsletter that Acting CMO, Dr. Akapusi Ledua, said is to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Marine Wildlife and Resources director, Taotasi Archie Soliai, continues his plea for US tuna boats to be given Small Island Developing States (SIDS) status.
Taotasi made the comments at the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force has recommended to Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga that travel to American Samoa be completely re-opened to include cruise ships at the beginning of 2023, the task force said in a statement issued last week.
Since the global outbreak of the COVID-19...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives bill, which sets the allowance of former governors at 60% of the current governor’s salary was approved in the Senate last week.
The bill outlines that the current law mandates that each former governor is entitled to a monetary allowance of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A prisoner who escaped from the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF) was taken back into the custody after he was caught following an attempted burglary at the Territorial Bank of American Samoa, Tafuna Branch over the weekend.
The inmate will be charged once the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 5th Buds and Suds fishing tournament kicked off early Saturday morning however by nightfall a local boat was found on the reef, putting two men in the hospital suffering severe injuries as a result.
This was confirmed by Marine Patrol Captain Ina Ulberg in an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All government seawall projects are on hold until they obtain “land use permits” in order to proceed.
This is according to a statement made in the Senate recently by Sen. Satele Aliitai Lili’o, chairman of the Senate Public Works Committee.
He made the comments following...