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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A few people were arrested charged with misdemeanors and taken into custody to await the next sitting of District Court over the Christmas holiday during the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) roadblocks. According to a report from DPS, there were no fatalities or even...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man who is on 7 years probation for burglary and stealing was arrested by police last month for allegedly assaulting his wife, after his youngest sister called 911 for help and told police that her sister-in-law (victim) was assaulted by the defendant and...
Le Taupou Manaia Black & Red Team
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Amerika Samoa Humanities Council, Bluesky Communications and various local businesses are teaming up with the Le Taupou Manaia (LTM) Dance Academy to put on a cultural holiday show on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. The event, which will be held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been charged with disturbing the public peace (PPD) after he allegedly shouted threats and the Samoan War Cry (faaumuumu) at a nightclub in the Tafuna area two months ago. Thomas Amani made his initial appearance in court two weeks ago where he was scheduled to...
Cong. Uifaatali Amata
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata highlighted the signing into law of several priorities that she has supported for American Samoa, and said she would welcome rapid congressional action to boost direct payments to $2,000, and is monitoring that effort. Under the new law, $600...
Covid-19 vaccine bottles
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nearly 600 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 before Christmas in American Samoa. In just four days, 570 people had already received the Pfizer/BionTech vaccine between Tafuna Community Health Center and the L.B.J. Hospital. With a break over the holiday period,...
A crowd of people seen standing in line outside of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) waiting for the bank to open so they could cash their stimulus checks
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It feels like we’ve been running a marathon and can’t find the finish line. Drug busts, domestic abuse and even campaign shenanigans paled in significance up side the all-consuming news story of 2020. In American Samoa and across the world — the pandemic — is the story...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Dec. 14, 2020 about 10:35p.m, several police officers patrolling Nu’uuli heading west near Manu’a’s Store observed a truck heading east with one head lamp working. Police initiated a traffic stop and noticed that not only did the driver have red and watery eyes but a...
TCF Territorial Correctional Facility sign
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 42-year-old man who was convicted of assaulting his wife while he was extremely intoxicated told the court that she was the one who started the fight, which landed him a 3-night stay at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). The defendant was initially charged...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 42-year-old taxi driver who was charged with unlawful possession of a glass pipe containing methamphetamine after his vehicle was pulled over by police in January of this year has pled guilty in High Court. Talosaga Fiu, who has been in custody since his arrest,...

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