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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man taken into police custody two weeks ago for allegedly using a kitchen knife to stab another man has been released by the court on his own recognizance, after the government was unable to file additional charges against him. According to court information, Talaese...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 24-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week, after the court determined that the 15 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, was enough. Frank Kalolo, under a plea agreement with the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has given provisional approval to the government’s Repatriation Plan and has agreed to the ASG Coronavirus Task Force’s suggestion of the first repatriation flight in mid January for the estimated 600 American Samoa residents stranded in the U.S...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With Samoa’s suspected COVID-19 case, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has taken “decisive actions to ensure that we continue to keep American Samoa coronavirus free.” Lolo ordered the immediate suspension of all flights to and from Samoa along with the weekly sail of the MV...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation, who was taken in for questioning and later released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) when the 48- hour detention period expired‚ was arrested by police last month and is now charged with violating...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The island’s first annual FunkFit Games will be held this Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Tafuna Veterans Stadium from 8:30a.m to 2:00p.m. The highly anticipated event is free to enter and will feature a range of local food vendors and children’s bounce houses...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another round of heavy rain left behind stagnant water near Hope House and in front of the cemetery in Ottoville. And the large pool of water got higher and wider early yesterday morning following yet more heavy rain. This large pool of water has been this way for months...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested by police two weeks ago for allegedly assaulting a man who allegedly attempted to break into his vehicle parked in front of an Asian store in the Tafuna area. Tofiga Asalele made his initial appearance in court two weeks ago. He is charged with 3rd...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has established the government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, charged with planning the distribution of a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus once it becomes available. The governor announced during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting at the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Coronavirus Task Force chairman Iulogologo Joseph Pereira said that any request by Samoa for re-opening of air and ocean passenger service between the two Samoas has “not been filtered down to the task force.” Iulogologo was responding to Samoa News’ request for...

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