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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An inmate who escaped from District Court while he was under police custody is now charged.
Matthew Vili appeared in court this week for his initial appearance on the new case against him. He is charged with one count of escape from custody, a class D felony, punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In declaring today, Monday, May 31st, as the Memorial Day holiday in American Samoa, Gov. Lemau Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga encouraged the public to “honor the memories of our fallen heroes” during this three-day weekend.
“Memorial Day is a time to commemorate the brave...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the community is asking why agents from the Department of Homeland Security, along with other government officials are stationed under pulu trees in front of the ASCO Motors in Pago Pago this week, Samoa News was told that these agents are monitoring a yacht flying...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two men who were convicted for receiving stolen property and then selling the property they knew were stolen from a house in Tafuna received light sentences from the High Court last week — detention of 20 months for each of them, as a condition of their 5-year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa defendants, including current and former ASG officials say that allowing local resident, Jay Pincus Hueter, to amend his complaint in connection with local COVID-19 restriction would “prejudice the ASG defendants, who are being forced to unnecessarily...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —
A man who was arrested after armed detectives of the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at his Ottoville home last October has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Fineaso Brown, who is out on a $5,000 cash bond, appeared in High Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several students from American Samoa are studying at colleges and universities from around the U.S. and earning degrees and honors. Four more are featured here in the latest news releases.
REBECCA MAY TANIELU EARNS ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE
Rebecca May Tanielu of...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata met with Rear Admiral Matthew W. Sibley, head of the historic 14th District Coast Guard.
The 14th District has more than 1,150 active duty, 150 reserve, 80 civilian, and 400 Auxiliary men and women, and covers the Coast Guard’s largest area of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Public Health, with the State of Hawaii Department of Health's guidance, last week acted swiftly and diligently to ensure the safety of all travelers in the current repatriation quarantine quarters in Honolulu, HI, according to a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has launched a survey to find out the public’s “attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine”. For the person who answers, “no”, to the question as to whether you have taken one dose or none, the survey asks — “which best describes why you would not take a...