The Appellate Division of the High Court has granted in part and denied in part the American Samoa Government’s motion to dismiss Pago Pago Yacht Club’s motion for reconsideration, in the ongoing
E leai se isi upu e mafai ai ona tuu faatasi lagona faagaeetia o le taitai o le teritori o Amerika Samoa ma ona tagata, nai lo le ‘FAAFETAI’ e momoli atu i le Ao o le malo o Samoa ma ona tagata, e
O le vaiaso nei na faataunuuina ai toe sauniga o le alii o Manolito "Amang" Calvez, lea na maliu mai i luga o se vaa fagota ao faatino ai ona tiute o se alii fagota, ma o le toatele o lona aiga ma
O le alii lea o loo loka e le malo i le falepuipui ona o tuuaiga i lona faamalosia lea o lona toalua la te faiaiga (tulou) e aunoa ma le malie i ai o le fafine, atoa ai ma lona taumafai e ave faam
E le fou ituaiga solitulafono nei i luma o le faamasinoga o i latou e taofia atu ona o sauaga e faia i o latou ta’ito’alua a’o maitaga nai fafine, e pei ona tuuaia ai foi se tama talavou i lona fa
E lua pine apamemea na maua e le au siisii uamea mamafa a Amerika Samoa sa tauva i le tauvaga siisii uamea mamafa a le itulagi o le Oceania lea sa fai faatasi ma le tauvaga a atunuu o le taupulega
In approximately late 2007 and early 2008, federal authorities began investigating allegations of bribes and kickbacks paid by vendors to officials of the American Samoa Government in connection w