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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has outlined what he calls “identifiers” that should trigger an executive decision to enforce ASG’s Drug and Alcohol Policy, based on the local Alcohol & Drug Testing Employee law that became effective Jan. 6, 2020.
Under the law, the Human...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who has been under police surveillance for quite some time is finally in custody after police allegedly discovered drugs in his possession during a traffic stop last month.
According to the government, Pele Finau has been considered by police as a Person of...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi has declared the current school year 2019/2020 officially closed and for local Education Department (ASDOE) and the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to come up with plan of the delivery of education for students in the new school year.
Both...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Dozens of Pacific Islander students plan to join a virtual commencement ceremony next week honoring graduates from Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
Ian Tapu, a law student at the University of Hawaii, said he organized the first-of-its-kind event on May 29 in partnership with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man involved in the case where 2 males were charged and convicted of assaulting another man during a drinking session a few years ago was arrested last week on drug charges.
Ropati Talaese made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He later waived his...
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following EMS Week message of support for Emergency Medical Technicians and Responders:
“Thank you to our Emergency Medical Service professionals. Your work truly saves lives. When a loved one is in need, and you are called, your...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech this week applauded the U.S. Department of Education for the financial support provided to the U.S. territories and freely associated states (FAS) to prevent, prepare for, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Deputy Treasurer for Revenue, Keith Gebauer has provided a “clarification” on what “good standing” is — as used in a statement issued Tuesday by ASG Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a regarding the release of the first round of the Economic Impact Payments (EIP) —...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appointed a new committee to come up with recommendations for the next step to take when the current emergency declaration expires at the end of this month, while local medical personnel have recommended keeping borders closed until the end...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Territorial Correctional Facility inmate James Glenn Barlow has applied for parole with the ASG Parole Board, petitioning for “early release” from jail and he will also be asking the territory’s governor for commutation of his 24-year sentence.
This is according to a...