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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several police officers rushed in response to an incident at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) when a group of inmates engaged in a fight inside the compound over the weekend.
Police got the matter under control and immediately started their investigation,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-year-old man from Samoa arrested for breaking into a house and a store in the Tafuna area at night is also charged with violating local drug laws. When questioned by investigators, the defendant, Fale Lelevaga stated that the plan with two of his friends was to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new Fono Building as well as the new high court building are the two major projects to be funded with revenue from a proposed 2021 Bond Series issuance approved by the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) board of directors last week.
A “Notice of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Nursing program at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) includes community outreach components such as the student nurses volunteering to assist at LBJ Hospital, as well as activities where they take their services directly to the public.
This week, the ASCC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who is accused of giving juveniles marijuana to sell for him has asked the Court to set his case for jury trial. The trial is now set for 2023.
Talitiga Malo appeared in court last week for his pretrial conference. He was represented by Assistant Public Defender...
Washington, D.C. — Monday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed a grant of over $400,000 for American Samoa’s Head Start program through the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS).
Specifically, the discretionary grant of $400,891 is directed to the American Samoa Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Apr. 12th decision, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), Marie A. Alailima reversed the firing of the 17-year career service employee — Irene Uhrle-Annipale — at the Department of Human Resources, whose director Lynn Pulou- Alaimalo, terminated her last month.
Annipale...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first round of the third federally-funded Economic Impact Payment (EIP) — or stimulus checks — which is $1,400 per qualified tax payer — is expected to be released next week, the first week of May.
Responding to Samoa News inquiries, Maryann Olo with the ASG Tax...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Department of Labor ((USDOL) has opened an investigation into an industrial incident that claimed the lives of two men at the main dock of the Port of Pago Pago two weeks ago, says a federal labor official, who was responding to Samoa News inquiries.
The probe is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assaulting his wife, who was sentenced by the High Court to 5 years probation, is now in custody after being arrested by police last week and accused of child abuse of his 3-year-old nephew.
The man, Tino Tapuaiaalupe made his initial appearance in...