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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of selling hand rolled marijuana cigarettes to two men last year has entered into a plea agreement. Alfred Taumaoe, 35, of Tafuna appeared in court last week for a pretrial conference but pled out instead.
Taumaoe, a carpenter, was initially charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers in American Samoa have confirmed they are receiving Covid-19 funding but that it will go towards finding suitable premises to work.
The Senate President and Speaker of the House are getting cheques of $US20,000 and senators and representatives are receiving...
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed congressional action to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through August 8, 2020, to help small businesses.
On Wednesday, by unanimous consent, the House passed S. 4116, a bipartisan bill extending access to PPP for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested on the allegation that he assaulted his wife. When police officers arrived at the couple’s home, the wife told police that she is suspicious that her husband is involved in something unusual, like “doing drugs”. He was later charged with one count of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody, after the court determined that the 12 months he spent at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await sentencing, was enough punishment.
Tasileti Aleluia, under a plea agreement with the government,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has officially extended for another 30-days his coronavirus emergency declaration, through the Sixth Amended Declaration, effective July 1. American Samoa — without a confirmed case — continues under the “Code Blue” threat-level.
The amended...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a pending criminal case in District Court was arrested last month on the allegation that he burglarized a home in Vaitogi before he assaulted an intoxicated man who was walking on the road late at night.
When questioned by police, the defendant, Arona Edward...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a statement this week, ASG Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a informed those with little or no income that by filing an American Samoa tax return that “you MAY qualify to receive” an Economic Impact Payment (EIP), or stimulus check as part of the federal Coronavirus Aid...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa, the largest private employer in the territory, has no production today, Thursday, and tomorrow, Friday — which has also been declared by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga as a government holiday on July 3rd in observance of the 4th of July, U.S. Independence Day...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Pago Pago who fled from police officers was later apprehended after officers found him sleeping at a bus stop.
Desmond Tupa’i made his initial appearance in Court where he was released on his own recognizance to await his next hearing, which is now set for...