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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for a drug conviction from four years ago was arrested last month on the allegation that he assaulted his neighbor by hitting him on the head with a piece of metal. When the defendant was arrested, police discovered drugs on his person and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court has found probable cause to bind over to the High Court, the government’s case against Anthony Tali, who is expected to enter a ‘not guilty’ plea tomorrow morning during arraignment.
Tali, who is still in custody, unable to post a $20,000 surety bond, is...
Ta'u, MANU'A — A team of marine scientists based in American Samoa recently documented one of the world’s largest known corals. The massive Porites coral measures 22.4 meters across, 8 meters tall, with a circumference of 69 meters at the base. This makes it larger than any previously documented...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A few people were arrested charged with misdemeanors and taken into custody to await the next sitting of District Court over the Christmas holiday during the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) roadblocks. According to a report from DPS, there were no fatalities or even...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man who is on 7 years probation for burglary and stealing was arrested by police last month for allegedly assaulting his wife, after his youngest sister called 911 for help and told police that her sister-in-law (victim) was assaulted by the defendant and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Amerika Samoa Humanities Council, Bluesky Communications and various local businesses are teaming up with the Le Taupou Manaia (LTM) Dance Academy to put on a cultural holiday show on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.
The event, which will be held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been charged with disturbing the public peace (PPD) after he allegedly shouted threats and the Samoan War Cry (faaumuumu) at a nightclub in the Tafuna area two months ago.
Thomas Amani made his initial appearance in court two weeks ago where he was scheduled to...
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata highlighted the signing into law of several priorities that she has supported for American Samoa, and said she would welcome rapid congressional action to boost direct payments to $2,000, and is monitoring that effort. Under the new law, $600...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nearly 600 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 before Christmas in American Samoa.
In just four days, 570 people had already received the Pfizer/BionTech vaccine between Tafuna Community Health Center and the L.B.J. Hospital.
With a break over the holiday period,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It feels like we’ve been running a marathon and can’t find the finish line. Drug busts, domestic abuse and even campaign shenanigans paled in significance up side the all-consuming news story of 2020. In American Samoa and across the world — the pandemic — is the story...