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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal assessment of the LBJ Medical Center, commissioned by the US Department of Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), found that the 50-year-old one-story facility is not in compliance with current seismic and wind requirements; and retrofits would be...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old probationer was arrested last week on the allegation that he violated local drug laws.
Tolai Afele — convicted last year of assaulting a boy while he was under the influence — made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea yesterday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A mother of five charged with possession of drugs has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Lili Apolo was initially facing one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), an unclassified felony. But under a plea agreement with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The inmate who escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) and was on the run for almost 2 weeks appeared in District Court last week for his initial appearance on a new charge: escape from confinement, a class D felony, punishable by imprisonment of up to 5...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who drove the black truck that was involved in a car accident last week in Nuuuli is now charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Jacob Alesana made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled...
Pago Pago, AMAERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa’s improved broadband infrastructure, through the Hawaiki fiber cable, the Commerce Department (DOC) is moving forward with two telecom projects — one of them set to open later this year — with the goal of diversifying the local economic base.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court sentenced last week, Tulagafou Nofoagatoto’a to 12 months probation.
The owner of Le Fofo Spa and Island Business Center was also ordered to pay a $300 fine and court costs of $120.34
In addition, Nofoagatoto’a was to spend the weekend at the Territorial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — "O le folasaga i sauaga faafeusuaiga ma faiga faamalosi" sponsored by the American Samoa Alliance against Domestic & Sexual Violence is open for registration
All participants must register for the meeting that will take place on line, July 31, 2019 at 11 a.m....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Finafinau does it again! Recently, members of the Finafinau community service project gained acceptance into two highly competitive environmental programs that provide a platform for young people to inspire a change within their community.
The emergence of Finafinau...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Confetti in the air, fired off by some members of Team Bluesky (far left), this past Saturday morning during the Bluesky Summer Bash, to publicly celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary.
The event was hosted at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa Park in Utulei. (The actual,...