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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Twenty Manumalo Academy high school students have completed another milestone in their educational or life’s journey and are heading onto the many paths that are now open, they need but make a choice.
On Thursday, May 26, 2022, at the home of the Flames, parents,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pursuant to the Proclamation by U.S President Joe Biden, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga yesterday morning issued a directive ordering the flags of the United States and American Samoa to “be flown immediately at half-staff until sunset, May 28, 2022, as a mark of respect for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife in the presence of their two minor children and locking them inside a room for two days is now in custody.
The defendant made his initial appearance in Court.
He is charged with 3 counts of felonious restraint involving domestic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale confirmed during Monday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference the possibility of further easing local restrictions when Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s new virus emergency declaration is issued this weekend.
ASG officials present at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Revenue collected by the American Samoa Power Authority decreased by $2.2 million in Financial Year 2021, compared to 2020, mainly due to the drop in the fuel surcharge in the electric rates caused by lower fuel prices.
The Audit report for ASPA for the financial year,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A quantity of methamphetamine (meth) was allegedly found on a man from Happy Valley when police arrested him on a warrant last month while he was in the Fagatogo area. Police wanted to question him about involvement in an incident where he and another man allegedly broke...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With increased travel demand between Pago Pago and Honolulu, the COVID-19 Task Force is looking to add two more weekly flights around July or August, as more local residents are eager to travel off island, including graduates heading to colleges and universities....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 23, 2022 — almost a year after the Pro Se petitioner, Leauma Ben Alefosio filed a civil complaint with the Office of the Administrative Law Judge (OALJ) on May 14, 2021 — a ruling was rendered on three motions heard on August 20, 2021: (1) Motion to Dismiss; (2...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the span of two weeks two boats capsized on the waters surrounding Tutuila and it calls for concerns for Marine Patrol Unit of the Department of Public Safety.
Captain Ina Ulberg confirmed the two boat incidences and prompted the call for boat owners to adhere to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Malaeimi was arrested last month accused of attempting to assault a woman who is his neighbor — while she was holding her 2-year-old daughter
According to the government’s case, it was on Apr. 12, around 6:47 p.m when the TPS received a call regarding a peace...