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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an agency notice dated Dec. 21 and publicly released this month, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it’s amending temporary permits issued to Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, and StarKist Seafood Co. to market test canned tuna.
The FDA noted previous amendments...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-year-old man from Malaeimi accused of punching the female cashier at a store in the Tafuna area and then taking off with $670 cash three months ago was arrested by police last month pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court. During his apprehension, cops...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has confirmed that the new Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (EST) rule on COVID-19 also applies to employers in American Samoa with at least 100 workers. And the rule is proceeding forward, following a ruling by a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man accused of passing bad checks at several stores and two restaurants is now in custody after he was arrested last month. During his arrest, investigators discovered an active warrant from 2019 for his arrest — dealing with alleged possession of illegal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who is accused of giving 4 small stamp size baggies containing marijuana to a minor to sell for him at the beginning of last year has asked the High Court to set his case for jury trial.
Taamilo Motuga appeared in court last month for his pretrial conference....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has specified a 2022 limit of 2,000 metric tons of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)/
NMFS said it will allow...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono will convene next Monday for the third regular session of the 37th Legislature, and Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga will deliver his annual State of the Territory Address during a joint session at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium.
Under local statute, the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This year 2022 marks Neil’s Ace Home Center’s 13th Annual holiday fundraising project since 2009, with the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition. The special fundraiser raises funds for stipends to assist cancer patients with their medical bills, medical care, as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Drugs, guns, ammunition and a police radio were discovered during a police raid when armed detectives and police officers of the DPS Vice and Narcotic K-9 Unit executed two search warrants in different locations on the east side of the island earlier this week.
Four...
CORVALLIS, Oregon. – A research team led by NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resource Studies at Oregon State University has developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family of fishes — developed though research in American Samoa waters.
The method...