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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a new directive, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has ordered the roll-back of pay adjustments made without justification in the budget, stating that such pay adjustments violate local law, as well as converting contract workers to career service...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several senators voiced their support for a Senate bill, to create the American Samoa Law Review Commission, saying that this is long overdue, as there may be current laws that are outdated or duplicated with other statutes.
The legislation sponsored by Senate President...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Assistant Public Defender, Ryan Anderson told the High Court during the sentencing of the defendant Vise Gauta, convicted for violating local drug laws that there are facilities that can help people with a drug problem but TCF (Territorial Correctional Facility) is not...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata had the opportunity to congratulate a longtime friend, former colleague and Veteran, Col. (Ret.) Lillian “Anita” Dixon, as the new Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA). She will serve in the same role for the Washington, D.C. region as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — So far the cost of the first repatriation flight from the US, that arrived on island Feb. 1 is “over $1 million” and the government is fronting payment of expenses, to be reimbursed later by the federal government.
This is according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of the gas truck that crashed into an aiga bus last Tuesday afternoon killing the bus driver and injuring 5 passengers was arrested by police last week and officially charged.
Jonathan Ulu made his initial appearance last week.
He is charged with homicide by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa is extending banking hours to better accommodate the community wanting to cash their Economic Impact Payments or stimulus checks as part of the COVID Related Tax Relief Act. The new hours effective February 10 through February 26...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In voting “no” on a Senate bill, which seeks to increase contributions to the ASG Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF), Sen. Togiola T.A. Tulafono argued that the proposed rate increase for employees would reduce the take home pay for workers, and especially affect those...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of beating a woman was arrested by police and he’s now charged. Matthew Vili made his initial appearance in District Court last week.
He is charged with felonious restraint involving domestic violence and one count of 2nd degree assault involving domestic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during a Senate Government Operations Committee hearing last Friday where the director of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the owner of Paramount Builders, the winning bidder for the construction project, testified that the current total cost for...