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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The preliminary examination (PX) which was scheduled for one of the three defendants arrested by police during a raid in Pago Pago last month is now rescheduled to Thursday this week.
Meriko Lomu, who is still in custody unable to post her $30,000 surety bond appeared...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After seeking information from Hawaiian Airlines’ Flight Division staff, airline spokesperson Ann Botticelli confirmed yesterday the laser beam incident fired towards a Hawaiian flight on Apr. 12th.
Botticelli says it took sometime to track down accurate information on...
Manu'a, AMERICAN SAMOA — O le aso Faraile ua te’a na fa'ataunu'uina ai le sauniga o le fa'au'uga mo fanau fa'ai'uaso mai le Laumua o le Segaula, le Aoga Maualuga a Manu’a, i le Manu'atele. E to'a sefulu ma le lua i latou na fa'au'u mai i lenei tausaga ma ua fa'ale'ia fo'i i latou i apoapoa'iga ma...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Leone who is accused of attempting to assault his sister while she was holding her 2-month old baby was arrested by police last week.
Panapa Lolo made his initial appearance in District Court where Judge Pro Temp, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde granted a motion from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who allegedly was walking around the Amouli area heading to Aoa with a machete on June 13, around 1:50 p.m. has been arrested by police and charged with 3rd degree assault and disturbing the public peace (PPD).
Rintel Iatala made his initial appearance in District...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In American Samoa, about 500 land use permits have been issued for new construction and repairs to homes destroyed or damaged during Gita in February.
Tino Ma'o of the Project Notification and Review System Board, said the Gita rebuilding has led to improvements in home...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Saturday morning, the Fatu-O-Aiga Catholic Diocese Hall was crowded with families and friends of Fa’asao Marist High School who came together to bear witness to the graduating 57 Cougars and Crusaders who bid their final farewell in a commencement ceremony with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 8th grader from Pava’ia’i Elementary School who died last week Wednesday afternoon following a drowning accident at the Pala Lagoon Swimming Center, was described by her teacher and several students from her class as a loving, caring and humble person, during the...
Apia, SAMOA — A decision on the host of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been deferred to next year after the Pacific Games Council (PGC) opted to reopen the bid process due to American Samoa and Niue failing to meet requirements.
Both bids expressed an interest in hosting the Games during last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Twelve students from the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) are participating in local and off-island summer internships in Agriculture and related fields through ASCC’s Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division. “Over the summer, the interns will...