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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Community College is seeing an increase of about 100 students who registered for the Fall Semester, which began last week. This term,  67% of classes will be face-to-face in the classroom, and COVID-19 prevention — social distancing along with wearing face...
Medicaid Director Sandra King Young
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The legalisation of medicinal marijuana has been put forward as a way to release Medicaid funding for American Samoa. Until a source of local funding ca be found, the $US84 million the US Congress approved for the territory cannot be used. American Samoa has to come up...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who is on probation for assaulting his partner is now back in court on the allegation that he has again assaulted the same victim — his partner. Ethan Mauga, who was also named when he was sentenced by the High Court in January of this year made his...
Chairman of the House Public Health Committee, Rep. Vesi Fautanu Talalelei Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chairman of the House Public Health and Hospital Committee, Rep. Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr was very disappointed after a request for a second Medicaid charter flight to evacuate patients for off-island treatment and repatriate residents stranded off island was denied...
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Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — A male passenger arrested for consuming alcohol while in an aiga bus last month is now charged with violating local drug laws after police allegedly found drugs in his possession. Vaalele Talalelei made his initial appearance in Court last month. He is represented by...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 25-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week after the High Court determined that the 14 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to await sentencing, was enough. Aleluia Talosaga, under a plea agreement with...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Taxation without representation” was one of the topics raised at the recent American Samoa Chamber of Commerce gubernatorial forum, where only three of the five gubernatorial teams were able to participate. This is the final issue from the forum, in the Samoa News...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With an operational COVID-19 testing machine now online, the LBJ Medical Center is able to conduct virus testing with just over 200 samples already tested and all coming back negative, said hospital chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina at Monday’s cabinet...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a traffic stop last month. Both were booked and confined at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). One is now charged while the other one — Tevita Laloata  — was released when the 48 hours expired. Alatasi Fereti is charged with one...
Golf Course flooding
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Heavy rain during the early morning hours on Monday this week caused severe flooding in pocket-areas across the island including this secondary road at the lower area of the Golf Course. Tualauta Rep. Larry Sanitoa, later Monday morning, shared with Public Works director...

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