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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of possession of 3 small stamp-sized baggies containing a white crystalline substance has pled guilty.
Solomona Tagaloa, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, appeared in High Court this week for a Change of Plea hearing.
He was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fono representative in American Samoa says methamphetamine use is at crisis levels in the US territory.
The Fofo District faipule, Andra Samoa, says like many on Tutuila her village of Leone is infested with the drug.
Ms Samoa told RNZ News' Dominic Godfrey they don't...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Education Department director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga, during the ASDOE presentation last Friday at the cabinet meeting held at the Tafuna Elementary School gym, shared highlights from what the department describes as “Special Interest Projects”.
Among them is a new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Jean P. Hayden Museum extension, the Fagatogo Pavilion, and the new DPS fitness center were all scheduled to be dedicated this Saturday, Aug. 31st as part of the 6th Annual Workforce Day, sponsored by the American Samoa Government.
But plans have changed. Governor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has proposed legislation which seeks to increase the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor, to become effective Jan. 3, 2021 — which is the start of a new administration in government.
The proposed bill, transmitted to Fono leaders...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was arrested last Thursday morning after drugs and ammunition were found inside his vehicle was released by the court yesterday morning, after the government was unable to file any charges against him.
Faamalu Vili’s name was on yesterday’s court calendar....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last Friday’s cabinet meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga reminded directors and Executive Branch agency heads that Aug. 30th is the cut-off date for submission of invoices for processing under fiscal year 2019 for expenses paid with local funds.
Lolo said purchase...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nansen Tupuola made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea last Friday morning on drug charges. Prosecuting the case was Assistant Attorney General Jason Mitchell, while Assistant Public Defender Ryan Anderson represented the defendant.
Tupuola...
Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes the announcement of nearly $14.5 million available in federal broadband support for American Samoa over ten years through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for maintaining, improving, and expanding affordable broadband to help close the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government's final budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 is 4% lower than that of FY 2019’s approved budget, said Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga in his cover letter to Fono leaders.
Lolo explained that the FY 2020 budget threshold has been set at the FY 2019...