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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Retirement Committee — following confirmation hearings for two nominees to the ASG Employees Retirement Fund board of trustees — continued their discussions regarding the government-owned pension plan, after the witnesses were dismissed, with Gov. Togiola T.A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has reassigned — effective immediately — Aoelua Solomona Aoelua as his Senior Executive Assistant.
“His wealth of experience will be an asset to the Office of the Governor and will significantly contribute to our executive operations,” the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 58-year-old man convicted of having a sexual relationship with his own 14-year-old niece has been sentenced to serve 7 straight years behind bars. The sentence was handed down by Associate Justice Fiti Sunia, assisted by Chief Associate Judge Mamea Sala Jr and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the new year 2022, the American Samoa COVID-19 Taskforce’s primary mission remains unchanged and that is “to protect the people of American Samoa from the devastating impacts of COVID.”
This is according the COVID-19 Task Force Operations Report 2021 released last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The female passenger of a vehicle pulled over by police officers last month has been arrested and charged for illegal drug possession.
Fevaiga Tagovailoa made her initial appearance in District Court last month.
Tagovailoa is charged with one count of unlawful possession...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this month, the U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has withdrawn its vaccination rule, which applies to businesses with at least 100 workers — while at the same time the federal agency encourages...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife appeared in District Court last week. He is charged with third degree assault and private peace disturbance.
The government alleges that around 6:30 p.m on a Friday two weeks ago, a woman called police regarding her sister, who was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a health advisory, labeled “High Importance”, released over the weekend, the Health Department informs the public of “a recent outbreak of respiratory illnesses in the territory due to the Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV.”
It says that tests...
Apia, SAMOA — Three new cases of COVID-19 including a 4-year-old child have been detected among those in quarantine in Samoa, the country's Ministry of Health says.
Samoa is at alert level 2 and has just emerged from a nationwide lockdown.
The outbreak started about 10 days ago among passengers who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Director of the Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management, Lisa Tautalatasi Tuatoo and Director of the Territorial Energy Office, Dr Misipati Salanoa, are now cleared to serve in the Lemanu Talauega Cabinet.
The two were confirmed by the House of...