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Nice, FRANCE — From June 2- 13, 2025, the city of Nice, France, hosted the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a global summit dedicated to the sustainable management and protection of the world’s oceans. Representing American Samoa, local environmental nonprofit Finafinau’s Board Chapter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Corrections is looking for an escaped prisoner, Deion White, serving time for a robbery back in 2021. He has been on the run since Father’s Day, as confirmed by the Director of the Corrections Department, Palaita Tusipasi Suiaunoa, in an interview with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2025, at approximately 3:32p.m, the Leone Police Substation received a call from a woman who claimed to have been assaulted by her boyfriend.
The suspect fled the scene but was later charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 28, 2025, an off-duty officer called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported an intoxicated man who allegedly assaulted a store employee after harassing a customer.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the six men implicated in the recent police raid of a gaming room in Nu’uuli appeared in the District Court yesterday. Amotai Floyd Makuisa is held on bail of $2,000 and is charged with one count of unlawful possession of controlled substance of methamphetamine (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has again appointed Tapusalaia Maneafaiga as the Acting Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Maneafaiga's journey in this role began in January when he was appointed to lead the department, and his nomination was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) is currently conducting an in-depth investigation into a concerning incident involving the discovery of approximately 300 dead fish floating in the waters adjacent to the marina at Pago Pago Harbor. This find was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 25, 2025, a concerned father contacted the Leone Police Substation (LPS) in regards to his son who was allegedly assaulted.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2025, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a concerned mother about her minor daughter being threatened by a man and alleged that he had also assaulted his girlfriend.
Mathew Meleisea was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in...
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is coming to American Samoa to hear directly from the people who know the ocean best — the local fishermen. Through a series of community meetings, the Council aims to gather first-hand insights about the changes being seen in...