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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who was convicted of receiving stolen items has been sentenced to two years probation.
Taaloga Vaili, also known as Faiva Taaloga was initially charged with one count of conspiracy to steal, a class C felony, punishable by imprisonment up to 7 years,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Tuesday attended a Members-only Classified Briefing to inform Members of Congress more fully of the developments in Afghanistan, and U.S. efforts.
“Although the content of the briefing cannot be discussed publicly, it was helpful insight into...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa COVID-19 Task Force will be conducting a Full Scale Exercise at the Pago Pago International Airport on Thursday, Aug. 26th. The exercise will promptly commence at 7:00 PM and end at 9:00 PM.
The purpose of this full scale exercise is to gauge the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following a meeting with Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale on Tuesday, the Fono will convene tomorrow, Friday, for final discussion on the fiscal year 2022 budget and senators will amend a Senate bill, taking out pay increases for the governor and lieutenant governor....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The electronic TALOFAPASS system has officially gone live allowing travelers that have confirmed tickets for the inaugural commercial Hawaiian Airlines flight on September 13th to begin the registration and application process. Since the awarding of the contract to Data...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The married man who left his wife and then had an affair with a 16-year-old girl was sentenced by the High Court to serve 5 years behind bars as oe of the conditions of his 15-year probation.
The case was reported to police by the defendant’s wife, after the woman...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If the Administration’s bill that was sent to the Fono last week allowing Treasury to distribute the Advance Child Tax Credit using funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is approved by the Fono and signed by the Governor, tax payers with children will...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Fai’ivae Iuli Godinet is the sponsor of a Senate bill amending the pay scale for the local Department of Education personnel — with this legislation legitimizing the new teacher pay scale and salary reclassification for ASDOE that went into effect in May this year....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is good news for Fagaima residents and drivers — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming over $3.1 million in federal funding for a major storm water management and culvert project, called the Fagaima Flood Mitigation project.
According to the congresswoman’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man who is on probation for stealing and burglary is now back in court on another stealing charge. Police arrested Reupena Meki five months after he was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) after serving a 28-month detention.
Meki made his...