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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend while her one-month old baby was in the vehicle with her — and later damaged his family property was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant of the court.
The defendant, Joshua Siaumau, a.k.a Joshua Letuligasenoa made his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Autopsies for the four men killed in the December 18 car accident in front of the StarKist Samoa cannery were completed yesterday, according to reports from RNZ.
The CEO of LBJ hospital Faumuina John Faumuina, informed Attorney General Fainuulelei Ala'ilima Utu that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Plaintiffs in the citizenship case (Fitisemanu v. United States) will take their case to the Supreme Court of the United States after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied their petition for review by the full court last week.
Neil Weare, president and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cases of men violating local drug laws continue to pack the court docket and are notably from different walks of life.
NEEMIA TAULAGA
A man convicted of violating local drug laws was sentenced to 5 years probation.
Neemia Taulaga, who has been in custody since his arrest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Latest Health Department vaccination data shows a total of 2,222 children in the age group of 5 to 11 years old are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, which is a great achievement for the government’s “Protect AS One” vaccination drive since doses for this age group only...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the new year starting off amid surges of COVID-19 infections in record numbers across the United States due to the Delta and Omicron variants, Lt Gov Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale is reiterating Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga ‘s recent comments that the foremost priority...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The families of the four men killed as the result of the horrific car accident in front of the StarKist Samoa canning plant on December 18 are still waiting on the release of the bodies to make funeral arrangements.
The Department of Public Safety has requested the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of five young children who lost his father and then his wife while he was in custody for violating local drug laws tearful begged the court to release him to care for his young children and rebuild his family.
Mafi Faalogo, who has been in custody since his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
In a media release...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father accused of beating up his 15-year-old daughter using an extension cord is now in custody after he was arrested by police officers last week.
According to the government’s case, it was on Dec. 30th, 2021, when the Tafuna Police Substation received a report...