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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two high school students accused of stoning a police car while cops were driving to the Leone Substation from Malaeloa in March of this year have entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Susi Fiso and Jeremiah Moe, both 18, appeared in High Court this week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer from Samoa, convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs, was ordered to depart the territory, and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 5-year probation term.
Soo Savelio, who has been in custody since his arrest last year due to his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific Horizons (PHS) continues to maintain its international academic caliber. A couple of PHS high school students have received scholarships to study abroad this summer.
Luiama Talei Filemoni-Tofaeono, a 14-year-old sophomore at PHS will be heading out to England....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Treasury Department has announced that tax refunds, which include Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) funds will be released today, Friday, May 17th for taxpayers who filed between January 25- 29, 2019, according to a Treasury media release sent to Samoa News late...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with second degree burglary is remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status, after the court was informed by Immigration yesterday morning that his ID expired Feb. 6, 2019
Preliminary examination for Sitivi Opetaia is this morning in District Court.
His bail...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commerce Department has suspend the business license for Taxi Owner’s Association (TOA) — referred to as TOA Taxi stand — which is at the center of complaints over their drastic increase of taxi rates, that became effective May 1st.
The Commerce Commission is the ASG...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An inmate who was held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) for 346 days awaiting an Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing appeared in High Court yesterday.
Assistant Public Defender Rob McNeill represented Pulumu Fitita, who is not new to the court system, while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse told a 58-year-old man convicted of unlawful possession of a glass pipe containing methamphetamine that he can’t support his family if he supports himself with his meth problem.
“You’re asking the court for a second chance to go back home to...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming House passage of the bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which she cosponsored and supported in a prior Committee vote last week.
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Amata and other Congressional leaders held a press event on the U.S....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amid the rain of Tuesday afternoon, the North Korean cargo ship, Wise Honest, was towed just off the Utulei coastline, across from the ASG Tank Farm. As the ship was being towed from the main dock after 3 pm, there was quick speculation amongst locals that the vessel was...