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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was arrested during a traffic stop last month when illegal drugs were allegedly found in his possession told police that he bought drugs from the area called “Le Filifili” for his own personal use.
Anesi Faafetai made his initial appearance in District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A tragic incident this past Sunday in the village of Aoa took place when a man shot his wife, and then committed suicide. The double tragedy happened at the family’s home in Aoa.
The wife was rushed to the LBJ Tropical Medical Center and was admitted into the Intensive...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Vice and Narcotics Division shows the alarming growth in the numbers of drugs cases between 2013 through 2021.
In 2013, Vice and Narcotics Unit (VNU) filed only 6 drug cases — one case involving methamphetamine (meth) and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hope Dialysis Center has announced it will be closing its’ doors next month. According to CEO Chris Fisher, it is because it can no longer operate without Medicaid reimbursement, which he says will stop after Apr. 16, 2022.
In the HDC press release, dated Apr. 5, 2022,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some local nurses working at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center claim that they are working 24 to 48 hours shifts due to the shortage of nurses at the territory’s only medical facility.
Now nurses are calling out to government leaders to please consider the issue of the...
HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines last week confirmed its long-awaited return to New Zealand on July 2 with the resumption of three-times-weekly nonstop flights between Honolulu (HNL) and Auckland (AKL), ending a more than two-year-long suspension due to pandemic-related travel restrictions.
“Our July...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman who was convicted of assaulting her husband last year during a family domestic violence incident was sentenced to 24 months probation last week by the High Court.
The defendant, who was free on bond appeared in High Court last week for sentencing. She was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All travelers on Thursday’s Hawaiian Airlines flight tested negative for COVID-19 and according to Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua all passengers were cleared to go home after their negative tests. However, they are required to self quarantine and log on to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Saturday the Dept of Health reported one new death related to COVID-19 . The report did not give any other details on the latest fatality.
The number of new COVID cases in the latest report on April 8 was 79, out of 753 tests conducted by the Department of Health and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It’s now going on to 7 weeks since the first community case of COVID-19 was reported on Feb. 21 and some families are still trying to readjust their lifestyle and figure out how to overcome financial hardship due to the closure of work places, schools and day care...