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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) will await adoption of rules to conduct its probes and hearings before setting the agenda of priority issues to address first, before proceeding forward.
This was the decision reached Tuesday following the first meeting of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “A lot of government employees undergoing drug testing are testing positive with methamphetamine and the number is increasing every year.”
This was the statement by LBJ Medical Center’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Iotamo Saleapaga during a House Public Safety Committee...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man who was convicted by the High Court for attempted felonious restraint is ordered to serve 28 months behind bars, as part of a 7-year probation sentence.
Iafeta Laamauga was initially charged with attempted rape, first-degree sexual abuse, and attempted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Togiola T.A Tulafono was the sole “no” vote at yesterday’s session, where the Senate approved the House version of the Administration bill to establish the Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa.
Togiola’s objection stems from concerns he raised before the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At this Monday’s regular Task Force meeting, Secretary of Samoa Affairs, Mauga Tasi Asuega was particularly outspoken about travelers who damaged property and exhibited poor behavior inside the quarantine sites.
He said since quarantine operations have started, there...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the government’s motion to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to deny a request for review and motion for Summary Judgment by a former employee of the Public Defender’s office, the government argued that the motion was improperly and prematurely filed and requested...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate on Monday this week gave final approval to its version of an Administration bill, which seeks to establish a Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa to provide authoritative guidelines on Samoan language in education, government, and in economic and...
Apia, SAMOA — A bill to repeal Samoa's 2017 income tax amendment act requiring church ministers to pay income taxes on donations by church members, will be discussed in Parliament today.
The bill has been in parliamentary committee stages with the Bills Committee since it was tabled late last year...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested and charged for unlawful possession of illegal drugs when police pulled over their vehicle in Malaeimi for broken plate lights.
According to the government’s case, detectives of the DPS Vice and Narcotics Unit were notified about illegal drugs...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An Administration bill to amend the ASG Code Annotated to extend the time an individual’s driver’s license may be suspended after refusing to be tested for driving under the influence — for both drugs and alcohol — was discussed during a House Public Safety Committee...