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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a June 13 executive order, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga established the American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency “responsible for providing search, rescue, fire protection, marine patrol and emergency medical services.”
The order takes effect on July 1 this year but...
Honolulu, HAWAII — With China vying for greater influence in the Pacific, concerns over food security amid the current supply chain crisis and inflation, the importance of fisheries to the people of the Western Pacific Region has never been so apparent, according to information from the Western...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of setting fire to his girlfriend’s house with the intention of hurting her and her aunty told police that the reason why he planned to burn his girlfriend and her aunt was to retaliate against his girlfriend for what she had done to him in the past.
During...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety rescue efforts are continuing the search for a young man in his 20s who was reported missing out at sea on Friday evening at Le'ala Sliding Rock.
This was confirmed by Deputy Police Commissioner Terry Letuli in response to questions from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just before the three-day weekend and graduation celebrations, the ASG Treasury Department released early last week two batches of tax refund checks totaling just over $3 million — giving a boost to the local economy.
The two batches — Batch #11 and #12 — were released...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested on the allegation that he sexually abused an 11-year-old girl. The defendant, Atapana Luatua appeared in Court earlier this month for his initial appearance.
Luatua is charged with several felony charges including two counts of child molestation,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of stealing has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Saipeti Ulisese, who has a criminal record, appeared in High Court last week for a Change of Plea hearing.
Ulisese was initially charged with stealing and embezzlement — both class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After continued months of increases in certain food commodities in the territory, food price have finally decreased slightly for certain food items such as box of chicken legd, turkey taild and bottled water — while other commodities increased slightly, according to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Graduation celebrations 2022, Father’s Day on Sunday, and the Juneteenth holiday to be observed on Monday, June 20 adds up to a festive three-day weekend in the territory.
Through a June 13 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga declared that Juneteenth Independence Day,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men appeared in Court last month after being arrested on sex charges against minors. One is a 54-year-old man, who is an uncle of the victim, while the second one is a 38-year-old man whom officers arrested from his residence and later discovered illegal drugs in his...