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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of December 31, 2022 the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) noted three consecutive quarters of negative returns for both stocks and bonds, before capital markets rebounded on signs of reduced inflationary pressures and a tempered pace of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa spent more than $73 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the first case of community spread of the deadly virus in February last year, followed by the first recorded death the following month, according to the recently completed 2022 COVID-19...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year old man has been charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine (meth), following a traffic stop earlier this month.
Taliu Lualima is held on bail of $3,000.
According to the government’s case on February 10, 2023 Traffic Officers...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Hawai‘i deep-set longline and American Samoa longline fisheries are the focus of a complaint at the federal court in Honolulu, against defendants, including the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Gina Raimondo in her capacity as the U.S Secretary of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The net position for the end of 2022 saw a decrease in the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) worth close to $40 million. The losses were due to payouts in 2022 in the amount of $25.86 million versus contributions of $15 million in the same year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A recent report by the investigative-arm of the U.S. Congress describes the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) “vacancy trends” in the three U.S Pacific territories and the “use of human capital flexibilities to hire, recruit, and retain staff” in the territories of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Viliamu Filemoni was arraigned in the High Court yesterday before Associate Justice Fiti Sunia on charges of rape, sexual abuse-first degree, felonious restraint, assault-third degree and endangering the welfare of a child.
It is an alleged sexual abused case involving a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting of the American Samoa Statistical Advisory Council, acting governor Talauega E. V. Ale stressed the importance of statistics and data collection for the work of the government and businesses.
Talauega, who also chairs the Council, thanked...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sappa Santana has been charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance namely methamphetamine (meth).
He appeared in the District Court earlier this month with his bail set at $3,000.
According to the government’s case, earlier this month Traffic Division...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation received a donation of rugby sports equipment valued at over $5,000.
This is to assist in the launch of the Foeoletini Foundation's rugby youth development program in the territory.
A press release states that this...