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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assaulting his girlfriend more than two years ago was arrested last month after police officers discovered drugs in his vehicle.
Ethan Mauga has made his initial appearance in Court.
He is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata issued the following statement on the life of the late Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan who was assassinated last week while making a political speech in his home country. She met him when he spoke to the US Congress in April 2015.
“It was an honor to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the issues that will be discussed during a House Homeland Security hearing this Thursday is the issue regarding a large acreage of land, regarded as virgin bush in the hills of Fagasa and Pago Pago to Malaeimi and Aoloau and Aasu.
This was confirmed by Vice...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has begun to “transition the management and workflow of the “TALOFAPass” websystem, which screens travelers entering American Samoa, to the ASG’s Technology Office that is overseen by the Governor’s Office.
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga mentioned the transition...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To date the American Samoa Corrections Agency (ASCA), management remains tightlipped over the lack of a public notice that a prisoner escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility last week for several days.
Inmate Joeita Faaliga was taken back into custody by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s inflation for the second quarter of 2022 registered at 11.8% — an increase of 0.2% from the first quarter, according to the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division for the Consumer Price Index for the 2nd Quarter of 2022 — for the period...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jeremiah Taulaga, a 37-year-old father of two with an outstanding arrest warrant was picked up by police last month and charged with unlawful possession of drugs after a woman told authorities that her nephew bought two marijuana cigarettes and a glass pipe containing...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a townhall meeting in Asili Village recently to listen to local issues, gather information to take back to Washington, and give a legislative update.
The Congresswoman highlighted legislation, such as the recent Infrastructure Investment and...
Pago Pago, AMEICAN SAMOA — A man who has a pending matter in the Family, Drug and Alcohol (FDA) court was arrested by police last month and charged with criminal contempt. However, during a body search, cops discovered a glass pipe containing a white crystalline substance inside his pocket along...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At opening of the 4th Regular Session of the 37th Legislature, Gov Lemanu Peleti Mauga says a $10 million surplus has been recorded for the current fiscal year.
“Preliminary revenues collected as of June 2022 reflects $92,404,365.43 with our expenditures at $78,076,072....