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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who unlawfully entered a home with the intention of sexually assaulting a woman who was sleeping in the living room is now in custody after he was arrested by police two months ago.
Ioelu Fatu made his initial appearance in Court two months ago.
He is charged with...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata spoke Thursday at a U.S. Capitol event urging for more complete Veterans services for Veterans who served from the territories or freely associated states. The event was organized by Puerto Rico Veterans and specifically highlighted their interest in statehood...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A petition by 3 American Samoans calls on the court to overturn the 100-year-old Insular Cases that deemed people in newly acquired territories as "uncivilized."
Three American Samoan residents of Utah and a Samoan nonprofit asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to take...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health officials from the two Samoas plan to meet this coming Monday, May 2, to finalize travel policy on the inter Samoa route, which is set to resume next week with two weekly flights.
Health Department officials made the announcement on the resumption of inter Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for burglary and stealing is now back in court on another stealing allegation.
Folasa Filimaua, also known as Sa Fili was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in November of last year after serving 28-months detention....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s new COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, effective yesterday, eases some restrictions on public gatherings and allows in-person classroom instruction with exemptions.
Valid through May 28, the new declaration modifies several COVID-19 restrictions...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaiian Airlines this week became the first major airline to announce an agreement with Starlink to provide complimentary high-speed, low-latency broadband internet access to every guest onboard flights between the islands and the continental U.S, Asia and Oceania.
Hawai‘i’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old farmer from Samoa convicted of drug possession has been sentenced to probation and ordered to depart the territory after serving 15 months of his 5-year sentence.
Kalapu Uele appeared in court last week for sentencing.
He was initially charged with unlawful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Manu’a island group is no longer COVID-free, after the Health Department recorded six COVID-19 cases at Faleasao village on Ta’u island. And the positive cases prompted the local Education Department to issue a notice that schools on Ta’u island return to virtual...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Remember the case of the Filipino woman who in 2018 was ordered by the Immigration Board to depart the territory? Well a new incident involving the immigration board and the same woman has now surfaced.
The Filipino national, Joselyn M. Intila applied for the latest...