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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old taxi driver arrested for disturbing the public peace in Nu’uuli last Friday night is now charged with violating local drug laws. When police officers conducted a body search on the defendant, Valaau Iakopo after he was apprehended, they found two hand...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a 2-year-old bench warrant for failure to appear in court for a disposition hearing back in May 2018 was arrested by police during a traffic stop at Nu’uuli and is now in custody.
Alex Muliaga made his initial appearance in court last week, and his next court...
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Nineteen patients from American Samoa requiring non-COVID-19 related medical care and 13 escorts arrived June 9 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on a U.S. Navy C-40 flight as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency support mission.
At the request of FEMA, the U.S...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant this past week of $943,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for improvements to the Port of Pago Pago, American Samoa.
This discretionary grant will fund the purchase of a yard floodlighting system, rehabilitation of the...