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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill establishing the Department of Corrections and transferring the responsibility of the Tafuna Correctional Facility and the Juvenile Detention Center from the Department of Public Safety was approved in final reading before the Senate yesterday.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Election Officer, Uiagalelei Lealofi has certified as “official” final results of the 2022 Midterm Election for the Delegate to the U.S House and local House of Representative races as well as the Referendum on Amendments to the Revised Constitution of American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two brothers convicted for knowingly receiving stolen property were sentenced last week.
Viliame and his younger brother Nathan Toia were ordered to serve a period of detention of 20 months, as a condition of their 5-year probation..
Viliame and Nathan have been in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $873,000 available in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding, under the Ferry Boat Program, to ASG’s Department of Port Administration, according to the latest BIL fact-sheet for American Samoa released...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean is expressing concerns over low voter turnout in the Midterm Election and questions if that had any bearing on the rejection of a majority of the Constitutional amendments in the referendum vote.
And he is suggesting re-submitting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In line with the battle against methamphetamine (aisa) and marijuana (mealele) in the territory, the government is amending laws to expand arrest powers to other departments, in addition to the Department of Public Safety officers. The proposed measure is outlined in a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reports it recovered a body at Blunts Point in Gataivai on Tuesday afternoon.
This was confirmed by EMS Chief Galumalemana Popo Avegalio in response to Samoa News questions.
“I can confirm our team picked up a body and it is believed that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the elimination of the requirement to register on the TALOFAPass web system for pre-approval to enter American Samoa, effective Nov. 15, the government has now launched a new online platform, the American Samoa Traveler Declaration portal, which went live as of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of two accused of assaulting his wife after he became suspicious that she was having an affair is now behind bars after he was arrested during a traffic stop last month.
When cops arrested the 39-year-old defendant, they discovered illegal drugs in his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Afamasaga Dr. Talifa Talifa is the newest member of the LBJ Medical Center Board of Directors. He was confirmed in the Senate yesterday morning in an unanimous vote.
During the hearing, Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean asked Afamasaga for his views on having a...