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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After three weeks of double-digit COVID-19 positive cases from the community spread of the deadly virus, the Health Department is now reporting positive cases at a single digit level, while LBJ Medical Center reports that the number of COVID-19 related deaths remains at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested during a traffic stop last month is now facing felony charges for violating local drug laws. Thirty-nine year old, Siolo Viliamu appeared in court last month for his initial appearance.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth; one count...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The salary of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer was examined at by the lawmakers during the joint budget hearing recently as it’s “only $5 dollars away from the Lt Governor’s salary of $120,000 per annum.”
The current salary for the Lt Governor stands at $120,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 34-year-old woman who was allegedly found with a glass pipe used to smoke meth is expected to appear in court for her pretrial conference. Sera Vaili, who remains behind bars, will ask the court for a reduction of bail.
Vaili, a mother of two is charged with two drug...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate this week unanimously approved long time private attorney David Vargas as Public Defender.
This follows a confirmation hearing held on Tuesday.
The office was without a Public Defender for several days in July after former Public Defender Mike White resigned...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a store in the Leone area, damaged property and stole several items is facing two separate criminal cases.
Tomasi Faavesi made his initial appearance in court last month.
In the first case, Faavesi is charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA outpatient clinic in collaboration with government and non-profit partners, will be hosting a two-day summit focusing on issues impacting Veteran mental health. The summit is slated for September 28 and 29 at the ASCC multi-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Low income families and taxpayers are calling out to government leaders to take a serious look at the issue of high cost of living and the practice of some business owners to continue to raise the cost of items the people need for their daily lives.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New cases of children with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) have been identified from among the 2,000 local residents who were screened by the Birmingham Young University RHD Relief Team, working with Health Department, more than two weeks ago.
DoH said in a public notice...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The strongest tremor recorded for the Ta’u volcano earthquake — in the Manu’a island group — is around 4.0 on the Richter scale, and the number of quakes has declined compared to when it was first reported 8 weeks ago, says Dr. Natalia Deligne, the Volcanologist with the...