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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Yesterday, Jan. 8, 2025, power outages occurred across Tutuila island since 4pm due to bad weather — high winds and heavy rains, causing service to be interrupted. At 10pm, power was still off in the bay area while most areas in the Westside had been restored by 6pm....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 18, 2024, the victim and her aunt walked into to the Tafuna Police Substation to report an alleged rape of a 16-year-old minor by her uncle. The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1 & 4: Rape, a class B felony punishable by imprison-ment...
The AS-EPA Pesticide Enforcement Branch in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) Environmental Health Services (EHS) Division pursued necessary actions to immediately condemn and dispose of produce affected by certain pesticides found on a farm in Futiga. Details in story below. [...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A routine inspection in December 2024, by the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS EPA) of a local farm in Futiga that grows and sells fruits and vegetables to restaurants, stores, and the public discovered misuse of pesticide products on cucumber, long...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the price for eggs soared in December with bird flu prevalent in some states on the mainland, most food commodities experienced a decrease in prices for December 2024, helping with the budget for those big family gatherings during the holidays.
According to...
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...