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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man who is on probation for stealing and burglary is now back in court on another stealing charge. Police arrested Alex Meki four months after he was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) after serving a 28-month detention. Meki made his...
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Operation hours for businesses under COVID-19 restrictions have been extended to 12 midnight while crews on cargo flights landing in American Samoa must provide proof of testing negative to the virus 72-hours prior to arrival. This is according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti...
American Samoa District Court building
Two men are being charged in connection with the alleged beating of another man over a car part borrowed by the victim’s uncle. The victim ended up in ICU for two days before he was transferred to the Surgical Ward for further treatment. The two men, Finau Aleluia and Luapo Manu made their initial...
Rendering of the proposed new fono building.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After approving yesterday morning the House version of an administration request authorizing continued funding of American Samoa Government operations at levels provided in FY 2020 budget law, the Senate returned the measure back to the House and closed the Special...
Taotasi Archie Soliai and Cherith Lober- Soliai
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nine executive branch directors of the previous administration will continue to serve in the new Lemanu Administration as acting directors, according to the list of acting directors, cited in Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s Jan. 3, 2021 general memorandum...
Congresswoman Uifaatali Aumua Amata Radewagen
Washington, D.C. — Sunday, January 03, 2021 — Congresswoman Uifaatali Aumua Amata Radewagen was officially sworn in to serve the people of American Samoa for a fourth term in Congress as the new 117th Congress convened. “At the start of each Congress, each Member swears an oath to the U.S....
Chief Justice Kruse
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sierra Isaia’s revocation hearing has been continued after Chief Justice Michael Kruse said that the court would not rest until it gets to the bottom of the case and finds out who stopped probation officers from conducting a drug test on the defendant at the Territorial...
ASCC students performing the ava ceremony
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “First Edition” of the “Tusi Fa’alupega o Tutuila ma Manu’atele” — book of salutations for Tutuila and Manu’atele — was officially launched last Friday morning at the “Afioga Tufele Li’amatua Sr. Tufele Cultural Center” at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa Park at Utulei Beach...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted by the District Court for assaulting his wife has been ordered to spend 10 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) as a condition of a 12-month probation term. The detention period will see the defendant spending 5 straight weekends at...
Rendering of the proposed new fono building.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right after the members of the Senate and House were sworn-in yesterday during their separate ceremonies, both chamber convened for day-one of a five-day special session called by the new governor to address funding for Fiscal Year 2021 for ASG operations. In his...

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