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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man from Tafeta with a long criminal history entered into a plea agreement with the government last week during court proceedings before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea.
Mikaele Filisi, who is on probation, was initially charged with 4 misdemeanors including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of beating his wife to death during a domestic violence incident last week is now charged with first degree murder, a crime that carries a life imprisonment term. He’s also charged with attempted arson in the first degree, a felony, along with three...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has issued an exemption for StarKist Samoa — the largest local private employer with about 2,000 workers — and cadres of businesses from a provision of his COVID-19 emergency declaration and he has promised both federal and local support to all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To prevent the spread of the coronavirus and comply with the governor’s extended emergency declaration, ASG Tax Office is implementing a new policy for the distribution of tax refund checks, says ASG Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a.
Tax refunds distribution has...