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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives voted against a Legislative disapproval of an ASG lease, yesterday, thereby passing the Concurrent resolution H.C.R No. 38-16, allowing an amendment to a lease agreement between the American Samoa Government and the Football Federation of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The $36 million supplemental from the 2023 surplus funds is one of the two supplemental budget bills currently being considered by the Fono during the Joint Special Session of the 38th Legislature, which convened on Monday, Nov. 11, 2023 for a period not to exceed 10...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Junior Falefata of Vailoa has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend while in church and throwing a rock at his father. He is facing 4 criminal charges
Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for 6 months, a fine of $500...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Plans for the 75th Jubilee Celebration of the Legislature of Tutuila were reduced from 4 days to one, following the governor’s initial veto of the $1million earmarked for the celebration. And, the question now remains — with the appropriation of $1million identified in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing puppies from a home in Malaeloa. He has been charged with one count each of trespassing and stealing.
Trespassing is a class B misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment up to 6 months, a fine of $500 or both.
Stealing is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vaanatiu Toafala Iafeta started a petition online at change.org — Life Matters !!! Bring Justice For the Cover-Up of Five Preventable Deaths at LBJ Hospit[al] — on November 11, 2023. The petition focuses on the alleged five deaths he believes led to his wrongful...
Members of Team American Samoa on arrival at Honiara International Airport at about 10:30pm on Tuesday night, after a 4 1/2 hour flight. Samoa News would like to acknowledge with thanks the generous sponsorship of Paramount Builders, Inc. and ASNOC. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A teacher at Tafuna Elementary is being charged with three separate counts of endangering the welfare of a child when he hit three minor children with a wooden stick in the buttocks area, allegedly causing bruises on the area.
The charge is a class A misdemeanor,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the House of Representatives yesterday, Tuesday November 14, House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale acknowledged 16 members in attendance with five absent, good for a quorum to do House business.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair, Faipule Vailoata Amituanai...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A drunken male was arrested for public peace disturbance on November 3, 2023, after allegedly sexually harassing a cashier verbally in a store.
Steve Pati was arrested after he was reported by the owner of the Lucky 7 store, Jiang Q. Gas, as causing a disturbance inside...