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West Lafayette, INDIANA — Imagine this: Two days before your family holiday party, you get a text about an online order you placed a week ago, saying the package is at your door. It comes with a photo – of someone else’s door. When you click the attached link, it takes you to the online store,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes the bipartisan passage of government funding through mid-March, including disaster relief for hurricane flooded areas of the U.S., and an extension of Farm Bill policies with added agricultural support. The 119th Congress beginning in...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed final Senate passage last Friday of a bipartisan House bill she co-introduced, the FISHES Act, H.R. 5103. The legislation has been sent to President Biden to become law.
Amata is one of a bipartisan group of 11 original cosponsors at...
WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, Dec. 23, Governor-elect Pulaalii Nikolao Pula of American Samoa and Governor Arnold Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands announced that they plan to join the Republican Party. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley issued the following statement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Saipan Tribune newspaper is reporting that the Delegate from CNMI, Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D) said over the weekend that his multi-year effort to make the CNMI and American Samoa eligible for Wagner-Peyser Act grant funds was killed by Elon Musk and President-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 18, 2024, a 7-month pregnant woman walked into the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) claiming her boyfriend allegedly assaulted her while her one-year-old son was with her.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 19, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Fagatogo Police Station to request assistance with her son who was allegedly causing a disturbance at the family’s residence.
Mickey Tipoti was apprehended and charged with:
Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The University of Hawai‘i (UH) American Samoa Center celebrated the graduation ceremony for the Pacific-Focused Master’s Degree (PACMED) Cohort AS5 and Cohort 36 Bachelor’s of Education Programs, last Thursday, December 18, 2024, at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Lieutenant Governor Laapui Talauega E. V. Ale have committed to working closely with the US Department of the Interior and the Secretary of the Interior to implement H.R. 6062 that Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and her team worked for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 16, 2024, a male individual was apprehended after being served a bench warrant. Contraband was allegedly discovered during the search.
The suspect was later confined and charged with Count 1: Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), a...