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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga was joined by four cabinet members during a virtual meeting from the Governor’s Office last week, with senior executives of the US Interior Department.
According to brief information released on the ASG website — (americansamoa....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three men were arrested by police on three different occasions two weeks ago in the Tafuna area on allegations that they each assaulted their wives.
The first incident happened in Ottoville, while the other two incidents were reported from Tafeta and Nu’uuli. Alcohol was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasurer Malemo L. Tausaga, in a sworn affidavit filed with the federal court in Washington D.C., which is hearing a constitutional rights lawsuit brought by local resident Steven Jay Pincus Hueter, says CARES Act funds allocated to Fono members have been returned...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted for violating local drug laws was sentenced by the High Court to a period of detention of 12 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), which is the time he has already served while awaiting the outcome of his case.
Rintel I’atala, who was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga, in a memorandum earlier this month, appointed the 30 new members - representing the community, youth, Fono and government — to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council.
Community members are Monsignor Viane Etuale, Rev. Faletoi Uso...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Working with parents of children and adult children with special needs to support one another and to become more proactive in the care of their children is the mission of the non profit organization (NGO) PCSN Network — Parents of Children with Special Needs — that was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Associate Justice Fiti Sunia has taken under advisement a motion to dismiss the government’s case against former executive director for the American Samoa Government Employees’ Retirement Fund (ASGERF), Luatua Filisouaiga Ta’afua.
The motion, which was argued before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Coronavirus-free American Samoa continues under Code-Blue, while public gatherings, “except for religious services”, remain prohibited between 12 midnight and 5a.m., according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s new COVID-19 declaration, dated Mar. 19th, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was arrested for disturbing the public peace and later found with illegal drugs has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Kome Molesi appeared in court last week for a pretrial conference; however, when his case was called, the defense attorney...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a statement this week, the Health Department reminds all businesses to comply with sanitary health conditions pursuant to Public Health law and regulations. And starting Apr. 1st, DoH’s Environmental Health Services Division will be enforcing that ALL businesses —...