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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse has declared a mistrial in the Tautua Letasi drug case, after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Immediately after Kruse delivered his decision, prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General, Woodrow Pengelly asked the court to set...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man from Mesepa with a long criminal history entered into a plea agreement with the government last week during court proceedings before District Court Judge Fiti Sunia.
Vaimauga Filisi, who is on probation, was initially charged with 4 misdemeanors including 2...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Magalei Logovi’i is the sponsor of a proposed law which regulates public and private nuisance, and if enacted, provides a new section to the local statute, which currently covers only public and private peace disturbance — a misdemeanor crime that has been on the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Intrafish Marketplace is reporting that many sectors of the fishing industry are in a state of shock over the China-US trade battle, and they're scrambling to measure its impact.
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In its latest report, Undercurrent News says US tuna canning company Bumble Bee...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday, September 24, 2018, the Department of Health, with the support of Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga, cabinet members, legislature, government and non-government agencies, faith-based denominations and communities at large launched the lymphatic filariasis (LF)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During final arguments in the case between the American Samoa Government and Tautua Letasi, the defense attorney told jurors the government’s case against his client is all about “assumption”.
Day 3 of Letasi’s trial saw the government wrapping up its case after...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Miss American Samoa beauty pageant will take place on Oct. 5, 2018 — a “Celebration of Pacific Island Beauty:, at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium.O le va'aiga i tamaita'i tausala tauva e to’alima lea ua amata tapenapena mo le latou fa'amoemoe ia Oketopa 5 mo le...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge, Fiti Sunia has dismissed the felony charge against one of the 3 TCF officers, charged in connection with the shooting that occurred in Leone last month — allegedly involving an inmate who is believed to have escaped from confinement — which resulted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After amending the Senate bill by including the words “elected officials”, the House yesterday approved the drug testing measure for all ASG employees in a 15-1 vote. The bill now returns to the Senate, whose members will decide whether they agree — or not — with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over $1.5 million of tax refunds checks - Batch #10 - is scheduled to be released today, Friday, according to ASG Acting Treasurer, Keith Gebauer in a brief statement Wednesday afternoon.
Today’s total run of more than $1.59 million — with $758,782 for local and $...