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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The team of Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr topped the polls in the gubernatorial race Tuesday, winning 4284 votes (42.4 percent) of the 10,113 votes cast.
Incumbents Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and Lt Governor Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Ale received 3660 (36.2)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 1, 2024, at about 1:32 p.m, a concerned neighbor contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report disturbing noises of an alleged assault coming from her neighbors’ house. Police officers later arrested a couple who were allegedly fighting in front of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 31, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report a 42-year-old male allegedly causing a disturbance and threatening her 13-year-old son by aiming a slingshot at his face.
The defendant was apprehended from his home and later...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A huge crowd gathered this past Saturday when the American Samoa DOH Behavioral Health Services announced the winners for their "Life is a Movie" competition for Elementary schools.
Public School winners:
1st Place: Leone Midkiff Elementary School
2nd Place: Manulele...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local elections do not have primaries, nor are their political party affiliations. Teams, comprising candidates for governor and lt. governor run — and when one of them wins, the Administration is identified by their names. In this year’s election, there were three (3)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is asking Alaska Air for consideration concerning the high cost of an airline ticket between American Samoa and Honolulu, Hawaii, in a letter addressed to Mr. Joseph Sprague, CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Air Group, Inc.
Dated Nov. 4,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 29, 2024, a female individual walked into Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to file a report alleging Melania Vaivao had assaulted her at a bingo game.
The defendant was later charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Demonstrating American Samoa’s ability to provide essential services locally, the LBJ Tropical Medical Center held a special ceremony on Nov. 1 to celebrate the opening of a new operating room for the territory’s only hospital.
In his keynote address, Governor Lemanu P.S...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 26, 2024, a security guard on duty at Tropic Traders in Nuuuli contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported an alleged assault by a male individual.
Sinoti Teofilo was later apprehended and charged with Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree, a class...
Washington, D.C. — The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency is welcoming Monday’s notice of a $434,632 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
“This grant is based on the efforts of Director Mariana Timu-Faiai and her team at the American Samoa...