Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 31-year-old man from Samoa accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl for a period of almost a year is now in custody after he was arrested last month pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court. During his arrest, police discovered drugs in his...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata recently emphasized several issues of key importance to American Samoa to leadership on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as part of a hearing on Indo-Pacific priorities.
Aumua Amata called for strong U.S. commitment to the region, including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety has officially called off the search for Niutea Jr Laulu on Monday after 72 hours of the search and rescue efforts.
This was confirmed by his mother Muavae Laulu in an interview with Samoa News at the scene.
The 22 year old of Vailoa went...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another round of tax refund checks is set for release today, Wednesday, for Batch #13 — totaling just over $1.9 million, providing new cash infusion for the local economy.
ASG Treasury announced in a brief statement last Friday that the 13th batch of tax refunds for a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a red truck, where officers allegedly found four medium-sized baggies containing a white crystalline substance. drug paraphernalia and a small baggie of marijuana in his possession, has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through separate memorandums, issued this week, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga appointed Leone Faiai as the acting Warden of the American Samoa Corrections Agency and F. Upuese Galoia, as acting director of the American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency.
The appointments came...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl has pled guilty.
Uelese Eteuati, who is out on a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court last week for a Change of Plea hearing.
Eteuati was initially charged with two counts of first-degree sexual...
HONOLULU — On the first day of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting yesterday, members learned that while the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) FY2022 budget increased this year, the Council’s annual request was reduced by $343K. This cut will impact capacity-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Corrections Officer who collapsed and died last week while on duty has been identified as Esau Leuluaialii.
He was 32 years old.
The gate of the TCF has a blue floral arrangement attached with the photo of the TCF Officer.
As reported earlier by the TCF office, he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a week-long hearing on the proposed measures by the Constitutional Review Committee, the official report was handed over to Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga during a ceremony this past Friday.
This followed a week after the hearings.
Held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee...