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OIA Director Nikolao Pula with Governor Lolo Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has not yet made a decision on a repatriation flight for next month, to bring home the estimated 600 local residents stranded across the U.S.,  he has asked the ASG Coronavirus Task Force “to look at December as the possible month to begin...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Under a new executive order dated Oct. 31st, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga temporarily continued government operations at fiscal year 2020 budget levels, while calling soon for another special session of the Fono to finalize the fiscal year 2021 budget. The governor ordered...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court, during the preliminary examination (PX) of 38-year-old Abel Lafoga, accused of unlawful possession of drugs, held last week, has found probable cause to bind the case over to the High Court, despite strong opposition from the defense team, claiming that no...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) on Monday announced another new partnership with Mastercard to support businesses in American Samoa, the new TBAS Business Debit Mastercard. This new bank card empowers businesses in many ways; allowing business owners to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 29-year-old man, who has a long criminal history with unlawful possession of marijuana, public peace disturbance, and attempted burglary, for trying to break into a store in Tafuna. Anetipa La’aloi made his initial appearance in District...
American Samoa Election Office
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Election Officer Dr. Lealaofi Uiagalelei, yesterday reminded all registered electors in the 2020 general election that today, Nov. 3rd — to “exercise your right by voting. It’s your voice. Go Vote.” Electors will cast ballots for the Gubernatorial Race, Delegate to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 1,000 electors have cast ballots through local and overseas absentee ballot for the Nov. 3rd general election, while election officials head to Manu’a this morning taking ballot boxes and blank ballots for registered voters residing in the island group. Overall...
James Barlow in a photo from his GoFundMe site
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Territorial Correctional Facility inmate James Glenn Barlow has been granted parole while awaiting a pardon by the governor, and has since left the territory on a medical charter flight to Honolulu, according to a Joint Status Report filing last Friday with the federal...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old man was arrested last month on the allegation that he stabbed a man with a kitchen knife as well as punching him in the face. Then when he was being taken into custody, illegal drugs were found in his possession and a two-year old warrant turned up....
Hawaiian Airlines plane on HNL Reef Runway
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago are suspended for an additional 30-days, through Dec. 30th, according to Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s coronavirus Tenth Amended Declaration, which is effective Nov. 1st to Nov. 30th, as American Samoa — without a...

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