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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —In response to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Cost-U-Less announced Monday that they will provide a temporary $2 per hour wage increase for hourly employees, according to a company national news release.
This increased compensation will be given to hourly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Assistant Public Defender Rob McNeill admitted to the court that it was his office’s fault that caused defendant Peniata Ala to miss one of his hearings before the Court. As a result, Ala was arrested last month pursuant to a court order and remanded into custody without...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced on Tuesday she is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, newly introduced this week to immediately help student Veterans during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This bill is a collection of several...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has closed its case against Manu’a’s Inc., dba Manu’a’s Discount Store, after the locally based company paid the penalty of over $35,000, according to spokesperson with the US Department of Labor (USDOL), whose...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has requested the federal government’s assistance in coordinating the evacuation of US citizens stranded in Samoa to travel via Pago Pago and connect directly with a Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu, without having to be quarantined in the...
Guayaquil, ECUADOR — Major US tuna canner StarKist & Co has temporarily shut its major factory in Guayaquil, Ecuador, as the country steps up measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, sources told Undercurrent News.
And while StarKist's other main facility, in Pago Pago, American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a tape-recorded address aired on KVZK-TV on Sunday night, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga requested that ASG workers 60 years old and over work from home and pleaded with residents to prevent unnecessary trips outside of their homes to prevent any spread of the “...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for a man convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs is again postponed until Tuesday next week, Mar. 31st, due to the absence of one of the members of the panel of judges.
Johnny Vou appeared before Associate Justice Fiti Sunia last week for sentencing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two brothers accused of violating local drug laws have entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Tulifua Iosefo, 24, and Viane Tofamamao Ilimaleota, 32, appeared in High Court last week for their Change of Plea (COP) hearing. Both defendants were represented by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA) and Bluesky American Samoa are committed to ensuring connectivity to local residents as the coronavirus spreads across all US states, three US territories and a majority of countries around the world.
With the closure...