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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man accused of violating local drug laws has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Mark Anitipa, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, appeared in Court last week for a Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Anitipa was initially charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Swire Shipping advises the public of a change of port rotation for its Polynesia Service, due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns in the Samoas.
To minimize delays and to comply with local COVID-19 requirements Swire is moving to a reverse port rotation. This change will come...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A probationer who tested positive for meth earlier this month is now in custody, after the court revoked his release.
Tauga Afele was sentenced to 12 months probation after he was convicted of third degree assault in February of this year. Conditions of probation include...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has not suspended flights into American Samoa for refueling and for temporary rest, “instead we have tightened our protocols”, says ASG Coronavirus Task Force chairman Iulogologo Joseph Pereria.
Under the protocols approved by the governor,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Co. has confirmed that StarKist Samoa’s annual end of the year holiday shutdown for 2020 will be two weeks and not three weeks, which is information that has been circulating in the community since last week.
Families of some workers said that they are a bit...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of violating conditions of his 2-year probation was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) yesterday morning during his sentencing after the court determined that the 115 days he already served while awaiting the outcome of his case is...
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata hailed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives bipartisan fishing bill. She is an original cosponsor of the bill promoting the development of the next generation of commercial fishermen with new federal grant support. Earlier this year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson has ordered all weapons issued to all qualified officers to be turned in to his office. This, he says, is not part of an internal police investigation that is currently underway regarding the incident involving a police officer,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 49-year-old man who is on probation after being convicted of felony drug possession is now back in custody after police allegedly discovered a quantity of illegal drugs in his possession during a traffic stop last month in the Tafuna area.
Nathaniel Alesana is charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man who was pulled over for a traffic violation is being criminally charged, after police allegedly found illegal drugs in his possession.
Albert Tanielu appeared in District Court last week for a traffic citation, and he was ordered to return to court on...