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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year-old man accused of punching a 15-year-old boy and then striking the boy with a hammer has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Ueli Afa who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared in court last week for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has granted approval for repatriation flights for citizens of Samoa stranded in American Samoa as well as the resumption of inter island cargo service between the two Samoas.
However, there are specific requirements that apply to both requests,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man accused of burglarizing a home in Ottoville and stealing a cell phone; laptop; an iPad and a wallet with over $600 inside it is now in custody after police officers arrested him two weeks ago pursuant to an arrest warrant signed by the court.
The defendant,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted for stealing was released from custody after the court determined that the 15 months he spent at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await sentencing was enough punishment.
Kalifa Tevita, under a plea agreement with the government, pled...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Territorial Broadband Strategy (ASTBS) Working Group, a project of the local Commerce Department invites the public to participate in a brief survey on Broadband developments in American Samoa.
Survey information will be used to understand the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An intoxicated man was arrested after a woman who was riding on the same bus requested police assistance, claiming that the man inappropriately touched her.
When police officers arrested the man, a glass pipe commonly used to smoke ice, containing white crystalline...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will hold its 73rd Commencement Ceremony this Friday, December 11, beginning at 10 a.m Ninety-one prospective graduates are expected to receive their degrees and certificates, although the final number will depend on final...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several senior officials at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) have voiced their concern regarding an incident early Sunday morning at Vaitogi when a cop allegedly cocked a rifle pointed at bystanders who were trying to help an officer who was injured when the police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two intoxicated men were arrested last month on the allegation that one of them feloniously restrained the victim while the other attempted to rape her. The two men are Loma Tagaloa and Maalona Sale.
On Nov. 15th, 2020 at approximately 9:08p.m, an elderly woman contacted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Dec. 3rd memo, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga re-appointed four members of the American Samoa TeleCommunication Board of Directors. Among the re-appointed members are Iulogologo Joseph Pereira who was also reappointed as board chairman.
Aside from Iulogologo the other...