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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Jan. 31st executive order, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga “affirmed” the Executive Branch’s “policy" to alleviate unnecessary public costs and regulatory burdens placed on the American Samoan people.
The order sets up the establishment of a process to ensure a...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she has been named Vice Ranking Member of the full Committee on Small Business for the 116th Congress.
“Vice Ranking Member Aumua Amata has served as a dedicated Member of the House Small Business Committee throughout her tenure in Congress. Her...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A year ago this week, Tropical Cyclone GITA caused wide spread damage in American Samoa after grueling days of rainfall up to 6 inches and maximum sustained winds of 52mph with gusts up to 60mph.
Aside from significant damages to personal properties and flooding, the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea wants Assistant Attorney General Jason Mitchell to get a 'concrete idea' of the process involved in getting police reports ready and submitted in a timely manner.
Judge Patea alluded that the information is stuck in a kind of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 21-year-old man from Samoa has been sentenced to 48 months imprisonment — as a condition of a 7-year probation term — for having a sexual relationship with two minor children in October 2017.
However, the detention period was suspended and the defendant is ordered to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer charged with public peace disturbance and third degree assault failed to appear in District Court last Thursday for his pretrial conference.
As a result, District Court Judge Fiti Sunia has ordered that a bench warrant be issued for Kalava Sefo.
The charges...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Assistant Public Defender Anna Wells has been told by District Court Judge Fiti Sunia to advise her client to turn over the passport in his possession because "that could be a separate charge altogether."
Taito appeared in District Court last Friday on a motion to modify...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who has been placed on probation more than once will spend the next 3 weeks sitting at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in Tafuna, after Judge Fiti Sunia speaks.
Onosai Futi appeared in District Court last Friday, Feb. 1 for a pretrial conference, where...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority is drilling five new wells on the eastside of Tutuila to replace high chloride wells causing the “salty” taste in the water in this area.
Chloride occurs naturally in groundwater sources. Elevated levels of chloride in a groundwater...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives last week approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen that mandates the Chief Election Officer to conduct criminal background checks for all candidates petitioning for Governor, Lt. Governor, the House of Representatives...