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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The territory will soon have a private geriatric and wound care center. And it has received Medicare approval as a certified health care center.
This is the Charity Geriatric and Wound Care Center in Fogagogo.
Tapumanaia Galu Satele, corporate officer of the new medical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting another man in Aunu’u with a machete on Christmas day is now in custody and he’s being charged with a single count of 1st degree assault, a class A felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than thirty years....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While death is often referred to as part of the natural order of our lives, it is not an easy thing to accept, especially by family members and friends, whether the departed were public figures or otherwise. Each loss is keenly felt and mourned, with the hope that time...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the threats of climate change growing more evident this year, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has signed on Dec. 23, Executive Order 019-21 creating the American Samoa Resilience Commission & Governor's Resilience Office.
In a press release issued this past Wed, the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Continuing her father's legacy, Olivia C. Reid on behalf of the Lealaifuaneva Peter E. Reid Charitable Foundation on Wednesday presented a check for $86,700 that goes towards the Fatuoaiga Cathedral repair project ($30,0000); as well as repair/renovation projects for St...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The December fuel surcharge for the American Samoa Power Authority increased as the price of fuel continues to spike globally. And if you’re a customer that spends a lot on electricity, you may have noticed the new increases. ASPA announced on Dec. 21st that the cost of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men appeared in District Court last month after being arrested on sex charges against minors. One is a 50-year-old man, an uncle of the victim, while the second one is a 29-year-old man, who officers arrested from a relative’s residence and later discovered illegal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa will be welcoming the New Year at the stroke of 12 midnight tonight, ushering in 2022, with hopes of new blessings and a continued COVID-19-free territory, as the U.S faces a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, attributed to the omicron variant.
The...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement highlighting her efforts in Congress to serve American Samoa and the federal funds that the territory has received through the past year:
“As we prepare to ring in the new year and mark the close of another, I would like to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female for a period of 6 months is now in custody after he was arrested last month pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court. Police data also revealed that a warrant was issued two years ago for Toelupe...