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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a truck in which investigators allegedly found two medium sized baggies containing white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Tavita Isaia made his initial appearance in District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man was picked up with an arrest warrant on the allegation that he unlawfully entered the home of a family and stole several items including power tools, clothes and other personal belongings.
The government has filed two separate criminal cases against...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ Meeting, which is generally held around this time of the year in San Francisco, California at the US EPA Region 9 headquarter has now gone virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Samoa Environmental Protection...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa’s population growing and people living longer, the need has grown for more individuals who are properly trained as caregivers for the elderly and the disabled. This need led to a recent collaboration between the Nursing Department and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The continued drop in the price of fuel globally has not only decreased the electric rate for the American Samoa Power Authority, but also the price for gasoline and diesel fuel at the local gas stations.
The American Samoa Consumer Price Index for 2nd Quarter of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is requesting that ASG semi-autonomous agencies complete all required financial audits, even if it’s a performance audit for the last fiscal year, using current government auditors before the administration leaves office.
The governor’s request...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who has a pending matter in the Family, Drug and Alcohol (FDA) court was arrested last month and charged with criminal contempt, along with violating local drug laws.
According to the government's case, police got a call for assistance on Tuesday night...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed the COVID-19 travel risk notice for America Samoa compared to the federal agency’s notice issued Aug. 6th in which CDC says that “COVID-19 risk in American Samoa is high”.
As of yesterday, the CDC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In addition to local residents stranded in the U.S., many U.S. residents are stranded in the territory. Pete Battaglia and dozens of other San Diegans working in the tuna industry have been stuck in Amerian Samoa since the shut down amid COVID-19 concerns.
NBC San Diego...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men arrested and charged for disturbing the peace inside their homes by assaulting their wives and making unreasonable noise told investigators that the alleged domestic violence occurred after they consumed alcohol with their friends.
The first case occurred in...