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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 30-year-old man, Uati Ilaoa with unlawful possession of illegal drugs and for trying to break into a house in Fagaima in December of last year. Uati Ilaoa made his initial appearance in court last month after he was arrested pursuant to an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The price of gasoline continues to increase in American Samoa, as the new maximum allowable price (MAP) — or the wholesale price released by ASG’s Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM) —effective yesterday, shows another hike.
And the spike in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Paramount Builders is proud to sponsor coverage of all of the 2022 American Samoa High School Graduations, and wishes all graduates a successful journey into the future. Samoana High School had a highly competitive school year, awarding 14 Co-Valedictorians with GPAs of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against Ameperosa Laasaga was bound over to the High Court after the court found probable cause during a preliminary hearing last week.
The court pointed out that it is clear from the evidence that Laasaga was the one who handed the small stamp-sized...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Constitutional Convention Committee has voted not to allow the amendment for women to be submitted for inclusion into the preamble of the Constitution.
Lt. Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who is also the chair of the Committee, voted yes to allow the amendment of the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the addition of the flag of American Samoa to the ring of flags surrounding the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, along the National Mall in the nation’s capital.
On Flag Day in the United States...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of violating local drug laws promised the court that he would never come back to court for any offense in the future.
Alatasi Atiifale, who has been in custody since his arrest in January of last year, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority’s former chief executive officer, Falaovaoto Sualevai-Lesa has been selected by the American Samoa Medical Center (LBJ), board of directors as the hospital’s new chief financial officer.
LBJ made the official confirmation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tongan Market Corporation Limited Steering Committee has selected, Maika Tatofi as the first recipient of its scholarship to attend the American Samoa Community College.
According to the committee, Maika was born and raised in American Samoa. His parents are Tatofi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the constituencies in American Samoa that bars women from becoming chiefs is District#2, which consists of the villages of Ofu, Olosega and Sili in Manu’a.
However Senator Malaepule Saena Moliga says the decision to appoint Chiefs lies with the family that owns...