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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against 4 police officers arrested and charged in an alleged beating at the Fagatogo market last year is now continued to Nov. 16 because none of the parties were ready to proceed with the case.
The four officers, Police Captain Margie Alofaituli, Off...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Tunaboat Association (ATA) “strongly opposes” the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule that eliminates its use of a combined purse seine effort limit in the “Effort Limit Area for Purse Seine” (ELAPS), and creates two separate limits of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prior to Senate’s six-week recess, they approved the Governor’s nomination of new members to the Election Board.
They are Siutu Savusa, Miriama Seumanutafa, Aiono Nedley Matatutia, Tualatai Laumoli, and Christian Faataitai.
They were approved unanimously on the last day...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the sentencing of Aukusitino Savelio who was convicted of violating local drug laws, the court told him that the only option for the court to deal with foreigners who come into American Samoa and violate territorial drug laws is to send them back to their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation are on island and this came as a “surprise” to the Department of Public Safety.
“This is unusual as the FBI normally doesn’t come to American Samoa until something significant happens,” said Deputy Police Commissioner...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Education and the Department of Commerce have remained mum on the excavation work conducted on land adjacent to the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) for a new trade school project under the auspices of the Dept. of Education that took place...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Election Office has printed new ballots for Representative District #1 – Manu’a, after Chief Election Officer Uiagalelei Lealofi withdrew the name of candidate Ali’itama Sotoa from the local House of Representatives race for the Nov. 08, 2022 Midterm Election....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday, September 26th, an American Samoa delegation led by Gov. Leman P.S. Mauga arrived in Incheon, Seoul, South Korea during a fact-finding mission that included a trip to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
This small island government of South Korea is a...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a response from the Biden Administration stating that the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) will not be expanded. In a response letter to the Congresswoman’s earlier inquiry, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) has lowered the volcano alert level for the Ta’u island volcano as tremors continue to decrease.
The federal government agency says that over the past few weeks, the earthquake activity level for Taʻu Island has dramatically decreased and...