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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorneys representing the Intervenors in the citizenship case before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals have argued that a Honolulu federal court decision is an example of how discriminatory classifications based on U.S. citizenship may be challenged on a case-by-case...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 52-year-old taxi driver who was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine after his vehicle was pulled over by police in January of this year pled guilty in High Court.
Alexander Talosaga, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at last week’s cabinet meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga revealed that funding has been set aside by the ASG coronavirus task force for a drug rehabilitation project.
He said Department of Public Works is working on the design for the center and once that’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court has taken under advisement a motion by Siaumau Siaumau Jr, who is serving a life sentence for the fatal shooting of police Det. Lt. Lusila Brown outside of the temporary High Court building in Malaloa in July 2010. Siaumau Jr is asking the court for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Community College is seeing an increase of about 100 students who registered for the Fall Semester, which began last week. This term, 67% of classes will be face-to-face in the classroom, and COVID-19 prevention — social distancing along with wearing face...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The legalisation of medicinal marijuana has been put forward as a way to release Medicaid funding for American Samoa.
Until a source of local funding ca be found, the $US84 million the US Congress approved for the territory cannot be used.
American Samoa has to come up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who is on probation for assaulting his partner is now back in court on the allegation that he has again assaulted the same victim — his partner.
Ethan Mauga, who was also named when he was sentenced by the High Court in January of this year made his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chairman of the House Public Health and Hospital Committee, Rep. Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr was very disappointed after a request for a second Medicaid charter flight to evacuate patients for off-island treatment and repatriate residents stranded off island was denied...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — A male passenger arrested for consuming alcohol while in an aiga bus last month is now charged with violating local drug laws after police allegedly found drugs in his possession. Vaalele Talalelei made his initial appearance in Court last month. He is represented by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 25-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week after the High Court determined that the 14 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await sentencing, was enough.
Aleluia Talosaga, under a plea agreement with...