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HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council voted to defer action on the rebuilding plan for the federally managed bottomfish complex in American Samoa at its virtual meeting yesterday in Honolulu.
In February 2020, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) informed the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three of the four men who were arrested when police raided a suspected drug operation in Futiga two weeks ago were bound over to High Court after the three co-defendants waived their rights to a preliminary examination (PX) before District Court Judge Gwen...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa COVID-19 Task Force revealed during a press conference with members of the media on Tuesday this week that according to the Vaccination Operation update, only 59.3% of the total population has completed one shot of the coronavirus since the campaign...
Washington, D.C. — After Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata's recent visit to Honolulu, a notice from Honolulu VA Regional Director Sergio S. Chao announced that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will place a permanent Veterans Benefits Counselor in American Samoa to assist Veterans.
“In our recent...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of forcibly stealing the cash register from an Asian store in Vaitogi was arrested two hours after the alleged crime was committed. When apprehended by officers, a small stamp sized baggie containing methamphetamine (meth) was found in one of his pockets....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A driver of a vehicle pulled over by several police officers last month for violating traffic laws was arrested and charged for violating local drug laws after police allegedly discovered drugs in his possession and in his vehicle.
Jimmy Ualesi, who is on probation for a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested for assaulting his girlfriend is now charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs, which police allegedly found in his possession.
Tamati Fereti appeared in Court last month for his initial appearance where he informed the court that he wanted to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States Supreme Court has “denied” the Territory of American Samoa’s petition for a “writ of certiorari” to review a federal appeal’s court ruling, which reversed a lower court decision dealing with the Large Vessel Protected Area (LVPA) in territorial waters....
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior is detailing the $3,866,108 in grant funding to ASG from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program, Maintenance Assistance Program, and CARES Act funding for fiscal year 2021.
Last week DOI...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court told a 45-year-old man convicted of violating local drug laws that he needs to use the skills he has as a mechanic to make a better life for himself. Ionatana Ulai was sentenced to serve 20 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition...