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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested during a traffic stop last month is now facing felony charges for violating local drug laws. Thirty-six year old, Sio Williams appeared in court last month for his initial appearance.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, along with Church Elders O. Vince Haleck, K. Brett Nattress and Fa’apito Auapaau, and House Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui Jr., met together last Friday at the Senate.
Tuaolo had called the gathering for the presentation of a Senate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a shipment of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years old now on island, the Health Department (DoH) is launching this week for two-days a week, vaccination for this age group, as the government pushes a for vaccination rate of 90% or higher for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man convicted of burglarizing a home and stealing several items worth a total of $2,239 was released from custody last week after the court decided that the 272 days he served while awaiting the outcome of his case is quite enough for this matter.
Tasilua Fue,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl has pled guilty.
John Malae, who is out on a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court last week for a Change of Plea hearing.
Malae was initially charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As discussed at an earlier COVID Task Force meeting, ASG is planning a mass vaxx shut down of the territory in December, this would be similar to the campaign carried out in Samoa last month. However, the shut down is facing a push back from the local bsiness community...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court, during the preliminary examination (PX) of 48-year-old Amiatu Taulafoga, accused of unlawful possession of drugs, held last week, has found probable cause to bind the case over to the High Court, despite strong opposition from the defense team, claiming that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the pandemic conditions, a number of classes at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) have persevered with their service projects on behalf of the community during the current fall 2021 semester. Among these classes supporting community causes were three...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the House and Senate health committees visited LBJ Medical Center last week followed by a briefing with hospital officials, during a question and answer session.
The LBJ site visit was initiated by the House Health Committee, chaired by Rep. Andra Samoa — and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant of $591,594 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for coral reef preservation efforts, and congratulating the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources.
On Wednesday, NOAA announced...