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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pago Pago faipule, Vesiai Poyer Samuelu, said in a statement Monday that he is returning his $10,000 check which is funded with federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act money allocated to ASG. This was before US Treasury Department’s deputy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman, one of the many American Samoans stranded off-island after ASG’s COVID-19 emergency declaration shut down borders, has declared herself as a candidate for American Samoa’s U.S. Delegate’s seat.
This is her fourth time to run for this office.
She...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Since Fono members were already in telework capacity prior to COVID-19 due to the ongoing construction of the legislative building, we believe the stipend payments of $20,000 and $10,000, respectively, are unrelated to the COVID-19 health emergency,” declared the US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Independent auditors have identified significant deficiencies in reporting under the government’s workmen’s compensation program, where the calculation is “complex” and ASG has promised to address the problem, based on recommendations by the auditors.
This is one of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 20-year-old young man from Samoa was arrested last week for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. It was the young girl’s mother reporting the matter to police that led to the arrest of the defendant, after her daughter was found sneaking out late...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The issue of releasing an inmate from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) by the government without court approval did not sit well with the court. For this reason, Associate Justice Fiti Sunia had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of inmate, Darryl Sagato to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pago Pago Rotary Club hosted Dr Jean Letarte (seated left) and Chris Fisher (speaking), directors of Hope Dialysis, American Samoa's first Medicare certified private medical clinic in the territory, as guest speakers at their regular Friday meeting, June 10.
Mr....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trial Division of the High Court has denied a temporary restraining order (TRO) sought by Steven Jay Pincus Hueter to enjoin the governor and ASG from enforcing the governor’s COVID-19 emergency declarations.
The court’s two-page decision was signed by Chief Justice...
COURT REPORT w_headerPago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by police for several traffic violations is now facing additional charges for violating local drug laws. When questioned by investigators regarding illegal drugs allegedly found inside his vehicle, the driver,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the midst of limited face-to-face class time, reduced class sizes, and social distancing due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, two summer classes at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) have maintained the College’s longstanding practice of fostering...