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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The United States will continue to support American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S Virgin Islands in their collective and individual endeavors to improve the quality of life of their peoples,” declared Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Senior Adviser for Special Political Affairs of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested last month after a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) saying that her brother had been assaulted and was being taken to the LBJ Hospital by ambulance for treatment
According to the government’s case, the caller told police that her brother...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assaulting his 17-year-old cousin with a piece of metal was ordered by the court to depart the territory and remain outside of its border as a condition of his 5 years probation.
Tauloma Samasoni, who has been in custody since his arrest in July of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To date there has been no official document issued on the outcome of the Atoa o Samoa Executive talks that concluded last Friday in Apia. After previous talks a communique was routinely released for public information.
Last week a memorandum of understanding was signed...
Washington, D.C. — National media is reporting the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declines to take up the Amerian Samoa birthright citizenship case.
The court’s decision to stay out of the matter comes as a disappointment to many who wanted the justices to take the case and overturn a series...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency reminds the public that the ASG Medicaid office “continues to enroll ALL eligible Medicaid beneficiaries for the New Vision Program at the Medicaid office located in the ASTCA Executive Building in Tafuna - 3rd floor.
The Medicaid...
Apia, SAMOA — On October 9, 2022, the revised edition of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released in Samoan. Brother Geoffrey Jackson of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses released the Bible in a prerecorded talk, which was viewed by publishers in American Samoa,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 32-year-old man with unlawful possession of marijuana, public peace disturbance, and attempted burglary of a residence in Fogagogo.
Semisi Toialevao made his initial appearance in District Court last month. He is charged in two separate cases...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa plant director Mr. Injoo Ha (second from left) helps Mrs. Fuamatala Taumaoe, the longest serving employee of StarKist of 44 years, light one of five candles in memory of those who have suffered or lost their lives due to domestic violence.
Looking on are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government-owned Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) has launched a give-away in prizes worth $10,000 between now and December for customers who use their TBAS debt Mastercard.
The promotional program was launched Oct. 01 and runs through the end of the year on...