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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court told a 45-year-old man convicted of violating local drug laws that he needs to use the skills he has as a mechanic to make a better life for himself. Ionatana Ulai was sentenced to serve 20 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Ottoville was arrested by police last week after he attempted to break into a home. Vincent Poasa who has a prior stealing conviction made his initial appearance in Court last week. He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, an...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is co-sponsoring a bill that would encourage STEM education and reward STEM educators in American Samoa and the other insular areas.  The STEM Educator Awards Equity Act, H.R. 3795 would expand the annual Presidential Awards for Excellence in...
Rep. Larry S. Sanitoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — When the Fono convenes next month for the 2nd Regular Session of the 37th Legislature, one of the priorities the lawmakers will focus on is the annual budget submission by the current administration. For the Lemanu Administration, it will be its second budget proposal,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 47-year-old man, convicted for drug possession over ten years ago is once again being charged with violating local drug laws after police officers discovered methamphetamine  (meth) and marijuana inside his vehicle during a traffic stop in the Tafuna area three weeks...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata talking with Close Up students
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed notification of several grants for youth education efforts in insular areas from the Interior Department’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), along with a grant for linemen training. OIA is providing a grant of $1 million in Technical...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife appeared in Court last week. He’s charged with third degree assault and private peace disturbance. The government alleges that around 8:30p.m, May 28th, a woman called police regarding her daughter allegedly being assaulted by her...
overturned bus in Aua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All seventeen passengers of the aiga bus from Tula that crashed at the three corners in Aua yesterday morning received immediate medical treatment through the help of EMS crews and Health officials who responded to the scene when the accident occurred. The accident...
Participants at opening ceremoney of Summer Youth Program
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Summer Youth Program 2021 officially opened on June 21, 2021 with a record 1,500 students registered for both Tutuila and Manu’a — the largest number since the program began. While in Manu’a for the opening Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale laid...
SPA 2021 graduates
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Saturday morning, June 12, the “Home of the Dolphins” – South Pacific Academy hosted their 21st Commencement Exercise to bid farewell to 20 Seniors who graduated with a special theme to send them out into the real world – “Knowing how to weather a storm is important,...

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