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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young mother with prior convictions for stealing and unlawful possession of illegal drugs is back in court — once again charged with stealing. This time, she’s accused of stealing money from her grandmother to buy meth for herself and her boyfriend.
Annie Faatupu, who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last Friday’s cabinet meeting Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga announced that the Catholic Church and the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa will be compensated for the use for their facilities when they were used to quarantine passengers who arrived from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a prior conviction for receiving stolen property 3 years ago was arrested by police last week for allegedly violating local drug laws.
Muka Godinet made his initial appearance in court this past Monday. He’s charged with one count of unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old man from Samoa with a criminal history has been ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders upon release from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition of his 5-year probation sentence.
Filemu Okesene, who has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Representative in American Samoa's fono has rebuked Samoa's prime minister for calling the territory the source of drugs and illegal weapons.
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, speaking on Radio 2AP, blamed returned American Samoan servicemen for illegal weapons and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoans should be aware of recent heavy rainfall hazards, they will increase with some lingering through the weekend.- Increased risk of Landslides into Friday.- Deep water lingering in some low lying areas through Thursday night.
Marine Hazards include:- Storms...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the recommendations from the Health Department for consideration as the coronavirus emergency declaration is scheduled to expire, is to continue closing American Samoa’s borders with Samoa and Hawaii until May 31st.
Furthermore, DoH recommends to continue the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A couple was arrested last week on the allegation that the family found a way to tamper with the American Samoa Power Authority [ASPA) service to get power illegally — without being metered or charged.
Michelle Aetui-Fuimaono and her husband Kirk Aab made their initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Sunday’s ASG coronavirus task force meeting, LBJ Medical Center chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina gave an update on the hospital’s current work including addressing issues such as medication, which the hospital tries to keep on hand with at least a 30-day...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Apr. 27th memo to cabinet members, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga made revisions to the coronavirus task force and its working group.
Lolo explained that recently executed organizational changes have necessitated the revision of the composition of the task force, along...