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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year old man from Samoa was arrested by police three weeks ago after allegations arose that 5 months ago he sexually assaulted a 16-year old girl, who is also from Samoa.
The victim and along with a relative made the report to police three weeks after the alleged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of punching the cashier inside a store in the Tafuna area two weeks ago and then taking off with $1,200 cash was arrested by police last week pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court.
Sio Mose made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called on four congressional leaders to “look favorably” on making permanent the federal American Samoa Economic Development Tax Credit (ASEDC) — also referred to as 30A tax credit — before it expires the end of this year.
A major concern is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman accused of threatening her ex-boyfriend and another female was arrested and held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await her first court appearance.
Katelina lona made her initial appearance before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea this week...
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by Ausage Fausia
Samoa News Reporter
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the co-defendants in the Ottoville drug case has entered a guilty plea to the charges against him.
42-year-old Alatasi Wilson, who was a taxi driver when police arrested him in the early morning of Nov....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lolo Moliga on Tuesday continued his pressure campaign to compel the Trump Administration to reopen the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing.
In a letter to President Donald Trump, the Governor once again urged the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the global threat of coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday declared as “pandemic”, the local Health Department has further increased its public awareness campaign explaining ways to prevent the spread of the virus that has no cure or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Health estimates that about 80% to 90% of passengers — from and transiting through US states affected with the coronavirus — will require 14-day quarantine in America Samoa, which means DoH needs more space and beds to effectively carry out the quarantine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of burglarizing a home in Ottoville two months ago has been arrested and is now in custody, with bail set at $25,000.
Akeripa Malele made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He is represented by Assistant Public Defender Bob Stuart, while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Samoa News photo taken yesterday shows a construction crew working on the second Faleo’o at the new Sogelau Monument and Samoan Village project next to the Jean P. Hayden Museum in Fagatogo.
Samoa News had mistaken reported in a photo caption several weeks ago that...