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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chair of the Board of Directors of the LBJ Tropical Medical Center Medical Center, Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega, in his Mar. 16 letter to Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, assured him that the hospital board has prioritized the areas that the governor had recommended the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week on the Guest Worker Permit law, senators raised concerns over the statute enacted 15-years ago and suggested that the Administration carry out a review and propose amendments to address current conditions faced by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested and taken into custody after drugs were allegedly discovered inside his vehicle when police pulled over his vehicle during a traffic stop in Nu’uuli.
On Feb. 10, 2022 around 6:30 am, two officers patrolling the Nuuuli area stopped a vehicle for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has recorded its third COVID-19 related death, on Sunday, while the total cumulative COVID-19 community cases as of Mar. 27 is more than 3,400 and the community surge is expected to peak this week.
Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale announced the third-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has given the green light to a handful of businesses to re-open under the current COVID-19 Emergency Declaration restrictions, after site safety plans was approved by the Health Department, while other businesses have been ordered closed for “non-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is no guarantee that the people’s money deposited at the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) is protected due to the fact that the bank is not FDIC insured.
This was the statement from the TBAS CEO and president, Dave Buehler when he appeared before the House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerned with the proposed federal bottomfish rebuilding plan for American Samoa, which will reduce this local fishery, the governor is seeking U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) assistance to develop an economic plan that includes compensation due to loss of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month on stealing and unlawful possession of illegal drug charges.
Taulogo Aleki, made his initial appearance in District Court last month.
The government charged Aleki in two separate cases. In the first case...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the spread of the COVID-19 inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) has been making headlines, a report is now revealing that 4 juveniles confined at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) tested positive for COVID last Friday.
This was also confirmed to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with two prior convictions over a decade ago is back in court on a new allegation that he stole his long-time partner’s vehicle. When pulled over by patrol officers last month, the suspect, Faamanu Talitonu told officers the vehicle belonged to him not his...