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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the 39th Legislature of American Samoa were sworn in last Friday in their respective chambers, coinciding with the inauguration ceremony of Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Lt. Governor Pulu Ae Ae, Jr. at Malaeoletalu in Fagatogo.
In the Senate, Tuaolo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. National Weather Service Pago Pago is closely monitoring a tropical system within its area of responsibility (AOR). Tropical Disturbance 03F (TD03F-96P) is approximately 281 nm south-southwest of Pago Pago.
A tropical disturbance is the beginning stage of a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza on the rise in American Samoa, the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) is advising the community to take important precautions to keep yourself and your family safe after the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) has noted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 21, 2024, a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of two individuals who were allegedly in possession of drugs — meth and marijuana.
The suspects were both arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand navy has begun recovering fuel and oil from its sunken hydrological ship, the HMNZS Manawanui, off the coast of Apia, Samoa.
And a court of inquiry into the ship’s sinking found that the crew failed to turn off the ship’s autopilot.
The NZ Navy’s senior...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the transfer of government was accomplished earlier this week with the inauguration of Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula and Lt. Governor Pulu Ae Ae, Jr, the new governor issued Memorandum 002-25 delineating the interim leadership during the transition.
“As we begin a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the nation observes Jan. 9, 2025 as a day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, all VA Pacific Islands Health Care System clinics — including in American Samoa — will be closed.
As another year begins, the VA is looking back with immense pride at how much was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 23, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report her older son who allegedly assaulted her younger son.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2024, a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of male individual who was allegedly in possession of drugs.
The defendant was apprehended and charged with Count 1: Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), an unclassified felony punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ nonvoting delegate in the House of Representatives, made a plea on the chamber floor amid Friday’s vote for a speaker, calling attention to a “problem” related to U.S. territories.
“This body and this nation has a...