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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force weekly briefing, LBJ Medical Center reported a new COVID related death, bringing the cumulative mortality total to 34 since the first death relating to the deadly virus was reported in American Samoa in March.
The latest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting another man was arrested and is being charged. Siolo Mate made his initial appearance in Court last month.
He is charged with one count of 2nd-degree assault, a class D felony, punishable by imprisonment for up to five years, a $5,000, or both...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa’s Consul General’s plan to build a High Commission residency and headquarters on the land Samoa has in Tafuna is moving along.
Fata Brian Kaio in an interview with Samoa News confirmed they have received their “land use permit” issued by the Department of Public...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is emphasizing the guidance of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) regarding the ongoing felt earthquake shaking in the Manu’a Islands for the past few days, and welcoming news that NOAA is responding to American Samoa. She expects further...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some residents of Manu’a are calling on the American Samoa Government to evacuate them — due to the widely reported tremors that can be felt in the Manu’a Islands as a result of seismic activities from the Vailulu’u Undersea Volcano (Seamount).
The residents have taken...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several faipule are opposed to the move by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga to transfer Emergency Medical Services (EMS) from under the LBJ Medical Center to the new American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency (ASSRA).
Vice Speaker of the House, Fetu Fetui Jr, during a House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number of weekly positive COVID-19 community spread cases in American Samoa had dropped to double-digit numbers after weeks of triple-digit cases, as the second surge of the pandemic continues to decline, according the Health Department (DoH) Situational Report...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety’s budget has been reduced significantly from $9.68 million to $5.85 million.
This is a result of the removal of the Marine Patrol Division and the Tafuna Correctional Facility from the department’s umbrella.
A total of $4.85 million for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old woman was arrested and charged after police responded to a domestic violence incident in Malaeimi last month. When the woman was arrested, cops found a marijuana joint in her pocket.
The defendant, who appeared in Court last month for an initial appearance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The last two Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu recorded travelers who tested positive upon arrival at Pago Pago International Airport, according to the Health Department report, which also indicates discrepancies in the number of travelers on the passenger manifest...