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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has urged the Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and his colleagues, to review and confirm the nomination of Solomona Vaioletama Aoelua as the Director of the Office of Public Information, the government agency that manages KVZK-TV.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health issued an advisory in response to a rise in community transmission of respiratory viruses during the holiday season, which include COVID-19, RSV and influenza.
The recommended safety measures include regular hand sanitation, proper...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 23, 2023, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a report claiming a man was assaulting his brother-in-law and as a result, he injured his mother.
The defendant, Agape Faumuina, was arrested and charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Private Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 20th Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting convened in the Cook Islands in a meeting that ran past 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Although the meeting resulted in a revised tropical tuna conservation and management measure (CMM...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill his wife the same way that happened in the incident of the woman in Mapusaga, who was brutally murdered by her husband.
Mr. Hipa Bryce was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sergeant First Class Billy Faoa and his team from the Hawaii National Guard are in American Samoa again to recruit more local high school students who are interested in becoming National Guards and at the same time carry on with their education.
Samoa News caught up with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Earth tremors were felt on Monday by residents in American Samoa at around 6:30p.m (local time). Several residents reported the tremors as lasting for about 3 seconds, but definitely felt.
The tremors have been been identified by the US Geological Survey as occurring...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Monday morning, Dec. 11, the American Samoa South Pacific Games Team (ASSA) attended the morning devotional at the Governor's Office, where Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga extended his heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to the team. The recognition was in appreciation of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 30, 2023, a traffic stop in Fagaalu resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old female, Osomanu Tauane and a 23-year-old male, Tien Vuxuan for possession of methamphetamine (meth).
Ms Tauane was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1: Unlawful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 21, 2023, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) claiming that her husband had assaulted her over an alleged affair with their son.
The husband was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1: Assault in Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor...