Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last week's cabinet meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga introduced new heads of ASG offices under his administration.
Among them are: Taliga Vaiolo, the new Territorial Energy Office director — replacing former director Ali’itama Sotoa, who left the directorship post a...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata and other members of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs examined the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to implement new policies.
Recent reports from the Office of the Inspector General revealed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse has denied a petition filed by private attorney Charles Alailima, asking the court to review Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s order to arrest and extradite his client, Paul Harman, to Washington state.
Kruse said the court will issue something in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 28-year-old man for unlawful possession of illegal drugs and for trying to break into a store in Leone.
James Sefo made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He was represented by Assistant Public Defender Anna Wells while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last Friday’s cabinet meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga spoke about the US citizenship issue, saying it is a “very, very simple” matter and the “position that our people took is very simple.”
“We believe that we are okay the way we are now,” he said, adding that,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Preliminary numbers” for fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30, 2018, shows a surplus of just over $3 million for the American Samoa Government, according to a Treasury Department presentation at last week's cabinet meeting, where it was also noted that while the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police arrested a 35-year-old taxi driver from Tafuna on Sunday night, for the alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl.
The taxi driver is known to the victim’s family.
Vavatau Voleti made his initial appearance in District Court on Monday before District Court Judge...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Moody's Investors Service has assigned a “Ba3 rating” to the American Samoa Government’s planned 2018 bond series, according to a company rating news release yesterday, which also noted that adding this proposed new bond to the previous bond series gives a “negative...
by Fili Sagapolutele
Samoa News Correspondent
While acknowledging that “our biggest problem right now” is the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA), Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has assured his cabinet members that ASTCA’s financial integrity will be restored in the next two years.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea has issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) for Attorney General, Talauega Eleasalo Ale, along with Chief Immigration Officer, Peseta Dennis Fuimaono to appear in court for failure to comply with a court order.
The OSC was issued when...