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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 31-year-old man who is on probation for assaulting his partner is wanted by the High Court after the Probation Office issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) for non-compliance with conditions of his probation. Ethan Mauga was scheduled to appear before Associate Justice...
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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's national airline is due to receive its new Boeing 737-800 on 13 July. The Dutch leasing agency will be deliver the plane to Brisbane on 2 July where it will complete air worthiness certification before Samoa Airways pilots fly it home to Faleolo. All flight, cabin and ground...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Nuuuli accused of assaulting another man with a rock told the court the allegation against him is true. Sefulu Heremoni, who is on probation, was initially charged with resisting arrest and second degree assault, both felonies; and three 3 misdemeanors: two...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Task Force officials named as defendants in an alleged violation of the American Disability Act (ADA) federal lawsuit has been given until next week to respond, according to filings on Wednesday this week with the US Central District Court of California. A local...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 28-year-old man from Tafuna who, along with another man, broke into an Asian store in Tafuna and stole about $2,700 worth of goods — none of which was recovered — was ordered to pay restitution to the store, after he serves 28 months at the Territorial Correctional...
Rendering of new Fono building and proposed court house
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Economic Development Authority’s (ASEDA) new rating report focuses on the preliminary total of more than $41 million for the government’s proposed 2021 Bond Series, in which revenues earned are earmarked for the new Fono building and Judiciary Branch...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With millions of new federal dollars allocated to American Samoa under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has established, via executive order, an oversight office to — among other things — monitor and assure...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa wants to recruit 200 qualified guest workers from Samoa to work as fish Cleaners. This was confirmed by Chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force, Lt. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during a press conference with the media this week. Talauega said the cannery has...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index report for May, released Wednesday by the Commerce Department’s Statistic Division shows that while the cost of turkey tails continues to increase, the price of other popular food items decrease. Overall the cost of basic food in May dropped by 0.5...
Associate Justice Fiti Sunia
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The incomplete records and information from the Immigration Office regarding the status of illegal aliens convicted of criminal offense is giving the High Court of American Samoa a headache when trying to fulfill its obligations, especially concerning sentencing. As a...

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