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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa returned to some form of normalcy yesterday afternoon following the morning’s tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii around 8:40a.m yesterday with the tsunami wave expected at 10:19a.m.
Meanwhile, ASG was closed for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of stealing his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle was arrested last month and now faces drug charges for an incident that occurred last month.
To’afa Meripa, 31, made his initial appearance in District Court last month and bond is set at $10,000.
He is charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Government Operations Committee plans to hold another hearing soon, for a legal opinion and views from Senate Legal Counsel, Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase on legislation seeking to amend local law to allow for a special election — during a non-election year — for a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man from Samoa who sexually assaulted his 35-year-old neighbor has entered into a plea agreement with the government, and he will be sentenced next month.
Michael Ioane, who has a criminal record in District Court for crimes involving alcohol, was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Legislature has the full authority to change the law that allows the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) to issue bonds.
This was the statement by the American Samoa Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Ala’ilima Utu during a House Hearing to approve three...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Territorial authorities have issued an all clear bulletin for American Samoa following a tsunami warning early today, as a result of an earthquake near New Zealand.
The American Samoa Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) issued the all clear at 11:30a.m. local time.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) alert for American Samoa issued around 8:40a.m. has been downgraded to an advisory.
The original warning was the result of a preliminary magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region around 8:28a.m. today.
PTWC saID a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii issued around 8:40a.m. American Samoa time, a tsunami warning for American Samoa.
The warning is the result of a preliminary magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region around 8:28a.m. today.
PTWC says a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Senate Resolution, Sen. Malaepule Saite Moliga, is calling for a hearing to review Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s Feb. 5th memorandum, which orders the roll-back of pay adjustments made without justification in the budget as well as converting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Close to 300 adjustable mortgage loans made by ANZ Guam Inc.’s bank branches in American Samoa — ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank — are included in a Settlement Agreement filed this week at the federal court in Guam, which would need to approve the settlement, following a lawsuit...