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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of drug possession has been sentenced to probation and ordered to depart the territory after serving 12 months of his 5-year sentence.
Malaki Tanumaleu appeared in court last week for sentencing.
He was initially charged with unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2Samoa Talks concluded on Thursday after its meetings held behind closed doors at the ASCC multi complex facility.
The next 2Samoa Talks will be held in September hosted by the Samoa Government.
This first meeting to be held since 2017 had the theme ‘Atoa o Samoa’ or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Social distancing is required at all times during in-person classes” for schools and colleges in American Samoa, according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s new COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, dated July 26 and effective for 30-days, until Aug. 26.
This is the only new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) CEO, Wallon Young told members of the House ASPA committee during a hearing this week that his office received numerous phone calls from members of the community complaining about the high cost of electricity.
Young, along with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Village mayors and county chiefs learned about the Con-Con amendment approval process in orientations provided by the Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review & Federal Relations on the Constitution.
They also learned about the history and the approved...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man with prior convictions over a decade ago is back in court on a new allegation that he stole his uncle’s pickup truck. When pulled over by traffic officers in the beginning of this month, the suspect, Viliamu Taisia told officers the vehicle belonged to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 20 objections have been filed with the Territorial Registrar against the proposition to register “Nu’u Fou” land consisting of 400+ acres as individually owned land, around Malaeimi, Fagasa and Aasu.
The objections are outlined in letters submitted by Chiefs...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) on Monday afternoon started its investigation into the “Nu’u fou” land encompassing 400 acres+ around Malaeimi, Fagasa and Aasu — an issue that has been the center of grievances voiced by members of the public and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $2 million worth of tax refund checks — for batches number 16 and 17 — are scheduled to be released today, Wednesday, by the ASG Treasury and it comes at a time when parents are budgeting for back-to-school purchase for their children when schools resume...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Human Social Services has made several upgrades to the P-EBT benefits system over the weekend to rectify the concerns raised by parents.
This was confirmed by Director Muavaefa'atasi John Edward Suisala in response to questions from Samoa News.
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