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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety is investigating a theft at the Manu’a store in Tafuna, where cash of more than $5,000 was stolen.
Police officers involved in this matter who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the investigation and say “it’s an inside job” and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Health (DoH), during its presentation at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force meeting offered three recommendations for consideration, including reinstating test-to-travel protocols for travelers to and from Manu’a.
This requirement was lifted last month...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Association of Schools and Colleges has granted a six year accreditation for South Pacific Academy, a private school founded in the late 1970s in the territory.
In a letter addressed to the school’s president Paul Michael Young, the accreditation commission...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa has found former Public Defender Michael White guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to one-year probation under special conditions, including representing defendants in certain pending criminal cases.
White...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Stealing hits the top of the crime list, far outweighing any other crime in the territory, with 302 cases recorded by the Department of Public Safety. This was confirmed in its second quarterly report submitted by the Police Commissioner, Lefiti Aitulagi Pese to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) has confirmed the allocation of an additional $2.95 million to eligible American Samoa fishery participants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
In a statement issued yesterday DMWR is calling for applications...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a “short-term solution” to address the shortage of doctors and nurses, LBJ Medical Center has implemented a recruitment process to bring additional medical professions on board by the end of the year, with the first ones to hopefully be on staff by this month or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested during a traffic stop last month is now facing felony charges for violating local drug laws. Kalolo Viliamu appeared in court last month for his initial appearance.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine; one count of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has reported a new COVID-19 related death, bringing the fatality tally to 32, since the first death relating to the deadly virus was documented in March this year, according to the hospital’s presentation at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea will issue his decision on the Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing concerning former Public Defender, Michael White, which was held yesterday morning in court room #1 on why Mr. White shouldn’t be held in contempt of court for not...