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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — What was supposed to be a fun and exciting weekend outing turned into tragedy when two young men went missing in the waters of Utumea.
The social media pages for the two missing boys — Alex Peric and Anthony Leota — have been flooded with comments and well wishes from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man facing multiple drug charges appeared in High Court this past Wednesday. Prosecuting the case is Assistant Attorney General Laura Garvey, while Assistant Public Defender Ryan Anderson is representing Sierra Isaia, who continues to be released on a $2,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) Advisory Council is currently recruiting for the Community-at-Large: Tutuila West Area seat. The NMSAS Advisory Council provides the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries with advice and recommendations on the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has filed second degree burglary and felony stealing charges against Filiki Naasona, for his alleged involvement in a store break-in.
According to the government’s case, police received a call on June. 28, 2019 from the victim, reporting that his store was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Department of Transportation has granted the cabotage exemption request by the Samoa government-owned Polynesian Limited, dba, Samoa Airways to continue operating Manu’a flights up to early next year.
Samoa Airways earlier this year was granted an exemption by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tackling drug trafficking across the Pacific will top the agenda for a regional gathering of Police top brass beginning in American Samoa this coming week.
Some 21 national Chiefs of Police and Police Commissioners have been confirmed to attend the main day of the...
Manua Islands, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ocean explorers undertaking bottom sea mapping around the waters of Samoa, are wary of an active volcano not far from the Manu’a Island group in American Samoa.
The Vailuluu Volcano is just 35 miles east of Manu’a and is felt to pose serious threats to all the Samoan...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The average price of turkey tails — a local favorite — decreased again last month, while the price for a box of chicken legs continues to increase, according to the Department of Commerce, which released last week the July Basic Food Index report.
According to DOC, four...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court last week granted a verbal motion by defense attorney Rob McNeill, on behalf of his client Willie Aulavemai, to continue the preliminary hearing on an Order to Show Cause (OSC) until his current case is resolved.
Aulavemai, a.k.a. “WILL”, appeared in court last...
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata highlighted a nonpartisan report from Yale Law School and affiliated Veterans groups that studied the Service Academy nominations of every Member of the U.S. House and Senate, and found that American Samoa stood out with a unique balance of...