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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 47-year-old man who is on probation for a drug conviction was arrested by police three weeks ago on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a house and assaulted his wife in front of her boyfriend. However, when police apprehended the defendant, drugs were allegedly...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata provided an update Monday of the Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance programs for American Samoa. The combined total is now 192 loans with another weekly increase of 17 approvals, arriving at a new sum of $10,210,623. This includes both the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man who was arrested during a traffic stop two weeks ago is now charged with violating local drug laws when illegal drugs were allegedly found in his possession. The man, Faamanu Malaki told police that he bought drugs from the area called “Le Filifili” for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG’s new repatriation plan for American Samoa residents stranded in Samoa due to border closure over the COVID-19 threat, will be carried out in phases — based on available quarantine facilities — starting tomorrow, Wednesday, with priority to travelers without medical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The controlling factor” in re-opening air service between Hawaii and American Samoa “will be the saturation of quarantine facilities” in the territory, declared Iulogologo Joseph Pereira, chairman of the ASG coronavirus task force, responding to Samoa News inquiries.
At...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 72-year-old uncle accused of molesting his 12-year-old niece was arrested by police two weeks ago after the victim’s 6-year-old brother discovered the defendant’s alleged action and immediately alerted his mother. The defendant told investigators that he only kissed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Education director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga announced Thursday the virtual graduation ceremonies for all public high schools, and dates the ceremonies will be aired on KVZK-TV, and also via a live link.
She said that the Department of Education (ASDOE) “expresses sincere...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has, again, informed the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) that the territorial government prefers to establish a private-public sector committee, with federal participation, to analyze and determine the territory’s minimum wage level,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who has a pending matter in the Family, Drug and Alcohol (FDA) court was arrested by police two weeks ago and charged with criminal contempt. However, during a body search, cops discovered a glass pipe (commonly used to smoke meth) containing white crystalline...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Sunday’s government coronavirus task force meeting, Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua unveiled DoH’s new repatriation plan for American Samoa residents stranded in Samoa, based on the availability of local quarantine facilities.
And the new plan, approved at the...