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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea has found probable cause to bind over to High Court, the government’s case against Anthony Filisi, who is expected to enter a ‘not guilty’ plea tomorrow morning at arraignment.
Filisi, who is still in custody, unable to post a $20,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of disturbing the public peace in Taputimu last week is scheduled to appear in Court tomorrow for a Status Hearing. The government’s attorney informed the court last week that there is a possibility additional charges will be filed against the defendant on...
Washington, D.C. — On Thursday Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a $2,553,194 CARES Act grant for coronavirus relief for American Samoa’s fishermen.
The news is part of a national announcement by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross allocating $300 million in fisheries assistance. Congress provided...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council has informed US President Trump that fishing restrictions in the Pacific national marine monuments are — among other things — impeding StarKist tuna cannery in American Samoa from operating at optimal levels.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger riding in the bed of a pickup truck arrested for holding an open beer bottle in his hand is now charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs and intent to distribute after police officers allegedly found a medium sized baggie containing a white...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga signed a proclamation declaring May 10- 16 as Public Safety Week in American Samoa in celebration of the contributions of American Samoa’s police force of past, present and future to the security of our society and harmony in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Treasury Department is releasing via the US mail service on Wednesday, May 13th all 2019 tax refunds for those who filed between Feb. 6th and Feb. 11th, totaling more than $1.68 million.
The refunds are included in Batch number 9, according to ASG Treasurer...
Washington, D.C. — This past Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed $406,084 in CARES Act funds to expand American Samoa’s COVID-19 testing capacity. This discretionary grant is from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s case against a bus driver accused of non compliance with the COVID-19 enforcement, which allows only 10 passengers at a time per bus was dismissed by District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea last week.
Sega Sega appeared in court last Thursday for his bench...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) is trying to refinance its current bonds at the lower interest rates— taking advantage of the bond market at this time, says ASEDA board member Iulogologo Joseph Pereira, responding to Samoa News inquiries...