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Pago Pago, AMRICAN SAMOA — A man from Taputimu who was arrested and charged for burglarizing his relative’s home and vehicle is now facing additional charges of unlawful possession of illegal drugs.
Simeona Tufuga made his initial appearance in Court last week.
Tufuga, 31, is facing charges in two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tautai-O-Samoa Longline & Fishing Association (“Tautai”) held its 1st annual meeting on May 31, 2022 to elect officers and also to discuss the critical issues that impact this U.S. fishery. Tautai members are U.S. longline owners that operate in the U.S/ American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The decision to hold four police officers arrested this week at the temporary holding cell (THC) in Fagatogo instead of the Territory Correctional Facility (TCF) has raised a lot of questions from members of the public and senior police officers.
The four police officers...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Twenty students from the home of the Stallions conquered another peak in their lives as they graduated from high school. Paramount Builders is proud to sponsor coverage of all of the 2022 American Samoa High School Graduations, and wishes all graduates a successful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It’s that time of year again, where high school and college students are eligible to apply for the Summer Youth Employment Program.
This was confirmed in a statement from Human Resources.
“[As it] draws near to implementing the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alleged fight between a man and his girlfriend from Petesa over the girlfriend’s suspicion that he was having an affair with another woman has landed the couple at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
It’s alleged that after the man assaulted his girlfriend...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Homeland Security – TEMCO issued at bulletin yesterday advising that ASDHS will be conducting a siren test for all radio activated sirens on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 12 noon. Please do not be alarmed.
O se fa’aaliga taua fa’apitoa lenei...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata and colleagues met President Gitanas Nauseda in Lithuania, and held discussions with Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis, Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, members of the parliament, and U.S....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — DPS Deputy Commissioner, Jerry Letuli explained that the reason why a total of six police officers in two separate incidents investigated by DPS in the past year have been charged with assault is because they used “excessive force” to take down a suspect after the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government is confident they can continue efforts to battle COVID-19 without the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representatives who will depart the territory this Thursday — today.
This was the response by Dr Elizabeth Lauvao of the...