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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Selected from a worldwide pool of applicants to join a cohort of 13 from across Oceania and North America, Samoana High School Earth & Space and Physical science teacher Lottie Haleck set sail this week as a Science Communication Fellow in a deep ocean exploration...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) received word of funding on Tuesday from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service for Last Stand: Preserving NAUMATI Lowland Rainforest, Tafuna Plain, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Under...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced an array of longstanding fiscal and health challenges that were exacerbated by somewhat recent natural...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 19, 2024, a mother walked into Tafuna Police Substation to report an alleged sexual assault of her daughter by the stepfather. The alleged victim is 14 years old.
The defendant was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1 & 3: Sodomy (DV), a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 26, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from an individual reporting an elderly man being assaulted.
Police officers were able to apprehend and later charge the defendant with Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree — a class A misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 26, 2024, Finafinau led a transformative Coastal Clean-Up and Stabilization Day in American Samoa, in collaboration with the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) LEAD program. The initiative, which drew close to 200 enthusiastic participants, highlighted the importance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dr. Anntonelli Vaonuu Failautusi Kahalua Pola has achieved a significant milestone by earning her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Trident University International on October 26, 2024.
The graduation ceremony, held in Atlanta, Georgia, showcased her...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 10, 2024, a mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation regarding an alleged assault on her son by several male individuals.
Four suspects were apprehended and two were charged:
Ka Kandahar was charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Second Degree, a class D...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 19, 2024, an off-duty police officer contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) regarding a male individual allegedly throwing stones at passing vehicles.
The defendant was apprehended and later charged with:
Count 1,2,3 & 4: Property Damage in Second...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor in the upcoming general election participated in a Gubernatorial Forum hosted by the American Samoa Bar Association (ASBA) that allowed voters in the territory to get snapshots of their platforms.
Over 200 questions were received...