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Former employee of local agent for Western Union must pay full restitution or spend 20 months at TCF
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the three former employees of Pacific Holdings American Samoa convicted of stealing money from the company, has been given 6 months to pay back the full amount she stole; if not, she will serve 20 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
Of note,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College has recommended to the Fono to consider legislation that would regulate private institutions of higher learning opening up in American Samoa, as well as online college education programs.
The verbal recommendation was made by ASCC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of stealing his uncle’s vehicle was arrested last week and now faces drug charges for an incident that occurred last month.
William Akeripa made his initial appearance in District Court last week and bond is set at $10,000. He is charged with unlawful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga (second from left) along with others, during last week’s groundbreaking for the government’s long awaited Tafuna Community Center, which will come under the jurisdiction of the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs.
The proposed structure will...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Medicaid Director of the American Samoa Mediaid State Agency, Sandra King Young, has relayed to Gov. Lolo M. Moliga the news that after 3 months of negotiations, CMS has approved American Samoa’s request to do cost-share on accommodations costs for the Off-island...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Reigning Miss American Samoa, Magalita Johnson visited her alma mater, St. Theresa Elementary School, last Thursday, Sept. 19th, and the students welcomed her with open arms and big smiles.
“On behalf of the school, staff, but most of all, the wonderful boys and girls of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga announced last Friday that the US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) has approved American Samoa’s implementation plan to provide additional supplemental disaster recovery food assistance for American Samoa’s low-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two men suspected to have burglarized a Tafuna store last month were arrested this week.
Sooupu Kalapu and Vincent Agafili made their initial appearances in District Court this week. Prosecuting the case is Assistant Attorney General Jason Mitchell, while Assistant...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Human and Social Services director, Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala testified Wednesday before the Fono Joint Budget Committee on his department’s fiscal year 2020 budget of $25.77 million — which is 100% federally funded.
Responding to committee questions on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over $100 million remains in the balance of unspent federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) money for American Samoa and this entire amount will be returned to the federal government at the end of this month if it is not used, according to the American Samoa Medicaid Agency’s...