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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Brothers convicted of unlawful possession of methamphetamine were told by the court not to go near the area called “Le Filifili” while they are still in American Samoa.
The brothers, Tulifau Iosefo Ilimaleota, 24, and Viane Tofamamao Ilimaleota, 32, were visiting their...
Washington, D.C. — 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 this funding...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was released on bond awaiting the outcome of his matter in High Court where he’s charged with violating local drugs is now back in custody after he was arrested last week pursuant to a bench warrant from the court.
Rintel I’atala appeared before Associate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has awarded the local Eduction Department (ASDOE) more than $45.59 million under provisions of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
American Samoa’s allocations cover two programs — over $38.32...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for an assault conviction from two years ago was arrested by police two weeks ago on the allegation that he assaulted his sister’s boyfriend.
Viliamu Tapelu is charged with one count of second-degree assault, a class D felony, punishable by up...
Washington, D.C. — This week Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a CARES Act grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of $266,229 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
HUD, led by Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, was also the first federal agency to announce...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last Sunday’s ASG coronavirus task force meeting, Health Department Epidemiologist Dr Aifili John Tufa shared two questions from the community relating to the coronavirus pandemic and Samoa News points out that these are the questions that have been circulating on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has instructed the Health Department and others to come up with a set policy to follow for the use of the ASG charter, operated by Samoa Airways, for flights to and from the Manu’a island group.
The governor gave the verbal instructions at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A preliminary examination (PX) before Chief Justice Michael Kruse last week regarding a matter where an inmate refused to submit to random testing inside the Territorial Correctional Facility revealed that the two Probation officers who went over to conduct the test,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The third co-defendant in the court case where a family allegedly found a way to tamper with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) service to get power illegally — without being metered or charged is now in custody.
When Ernie Aetui was taken into custody, police...