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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the four inmates charged for escaping from confinement in January is going to jail. Timata Naea, 21-years-old, was ordered by Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea to serve 28 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) as a condition of his 7-year...
Washington, D.C. – Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, this week announced $1,648,080 in fiscal year 2018 grant funding for the U.S. Territory of American Samoa.
This year’s funding for American Samoa will support a variety of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In July, 2015, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced a substantial $2.3 million grant from the US Department of Education (USDOE) to the Territory of American Samoa. At the time, Aumua said, “It is crucial that we do all we can to prepare our young people for the future...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Aumua Amata sponsored a gathering Monday as a sendoff for the volunteer firefighters of the American Samoa Fire Crew, leaving July 17, to help fight fires in California. This marks the 18th time American Samoa has provided much needed firefighters to help...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Education Department has received word that the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) has granted three public high schools six-year accreditations each.
“We received word from WASC that Fagaitua, Tafuna and Manu'a all received 6-year accreditation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority is the recipient of the Community Service Award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) and the aware is one of the three recognitions received by ASPA this year.
The community award was announced June 19 during an awards...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against the third co-defendant where police raided two homes in Pago Pago in May of this year reveals new information and adds new felony charges, after the government re-filed the case against him last week.
Sio Godinet Jr., one of the three...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “American Samoa’s democratically elected representatives have direct and substantial interests at stake that are not adequately represented by existing parties” in the US citizenship lawsuit before the federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to the legal team,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the several Samoans charged in a major drug case at the federal court in Honolulu has requested that his guilty plea be withdrawn, while federal prosecutors have strongly argued against granting the request.
There is no indication on federal court records as to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Creating a safe working environment at the local Department of Education’s School Lunch Program (SLP) was the focus last month of training and workshop for personnel at SLP, which is under the leadership of assistant director Christina Fualaau.
Education director Dr....