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Some members of the COVID-19 task force
Members of the American Samoa COVID-19 Task Force during yesterday’s press conference to update the community on the status of the COVID-19 shots and the upcoming repatriation flights for June and July. Read details elsewhere on the website today. [photo by AF]
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of punching the female cashier in a store in the Tafuna area and then taking off with $700 cash three months ago was arrested by police last month pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court. During his apprehension, cops discovered a glass pipe containing...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — AST Telecom LLC, d/b/a Bluesky Communications along with the company’s current and former executives have strongly opposed the latest request by four Alega village residents, filed at the federal court in Honolulu — a second motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Frank Amosa accused of assaulting another person has entered into a plea agreement with the government two weeks ago in High Court. Amosa was initially charged with resisting arrest and second degree assault, both felonies; and three 3 misdemeanors: two counts of third...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifaatali Aumua Amata Radewagen in collaboration with original cosponsors Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minnesota) reintroduced her bipartisan small business bill this past Friday, which attracted strong support and was passed by...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “Climate Change in American Samoa” report released recently by the East-West Center in Honolulu summarized ten “key issues for managers and policymakers” to better understand the implications of climate variability and change for the territory. In a news release,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 14, 1775, the Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress to fight in the American Revolution. Two years later, on June 14, 1777, the Congress passed a Flag Resolution which established an official flag for the 13 original colonies to unite...
Some of the 190 SHS graduates
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoana High School graduated 190 students during a Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the SHS- Home of the Sharks gymnasium. Under the theme of “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”, a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA  — A federal court judge in California has denied without prejudice the ex-parte application by a local resident, identified in court documents, as Jane Doe for a temporary restraining order (TRO) an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be issued...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Audit Office (TAO) made five specific recommendations for the Police Commissioner to implement following unannounced cash audits in February of the Public Safety Department’s Office of Motor Vehicle (OMV) — located in Tafuna — and the Records Division,...

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