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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a 15-page decision last Thursday, the Trial Division of the High Court denied separate applications by plaintiffs Bryan Jackson and Steven Jay Pincus Hueter for a preliminary injunction, enjoining the governor and ASG from enforcing certain provisions of the COVID-19...
Washington, D.C. — Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata and Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) worked together to introduce the bipartisan Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health – Veterans Enhanced Treatment Report Act (the REACH VET Report Act).
Their legislation would seek...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) announced via a press release, a long awaited debit card, which, it says is “taking American Samoa online”.
The bank’s new partnership with Mastercard, “raises local banking and finance standards to international levels...
Washington, D.C. — Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a discretionary grant through the Pacific Basin program for the American Samoa Department of Health.
The health services grant entitles Health Centers to a total of $2,343,073 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has extended for 31-days his coronavirus emergency declaration, through the Seventh Amended Declaration, effective Aug. 1st to Aug. 31, as American Samoa — without a confirmed case — continues under the “Code Blue” threat-level.
The amended...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House Fetu Fetui Jr believes that the government’s decision to search vessels and flights from Manu’a for illegal drugs is not only illegal but it violates people’s constitutional rights under the Constitution and the laws of American Samoa.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senator Faamausili Mau Mau Jr has questioned the authority of the Governor and the Acting Attorney General to review and approve OK Boards for persons allowed into the territory under special provision.
Faamausili, a member of the Immigration Board (IB) pointed out...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife in front of his two young children in Nuuuli was arrested and appeared in court last week. This is the fourth man arrested and charged with domestic violence against women recently.
The defendant, a 46-year-old man from Samoa, made...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mikaele Filipo, who pled guilty to third degree assault two weeks ago, a charge amended from assault in the second degree — was sentenced to time served, which was 86 days.
During the plea agreement hearing, upon questioning by the court, the defendant admitted pulling a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old male accused of disturbing the peace in a restaurant parking lot last week Saturday made his initial appearance in District Court last week, where he entered a not guilty plea to the single charge of public peace disturbance.
Talosaga Mareko is being...