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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the House of Representatives during their second discussion of the Senate Joint Resolution seeking to amend the Constitution to allow for year-round sitting of the Legislature instead of the current two-45 days sessions a year, strongly oppose the amendment....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga addressed members of the American Samoa Constitutional Review Committee during the opening ceremony Feb. 8 at the Gov. Rex Lee Auditorium.
In his remarks — delivered in Samoan — the governor noted that the committee’s work is the first step...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Peniata Fauolo has been continued to Mar. 16 so the court can get information regarding his immigration status, especially the status of his 2-year-old son, who is in the custody of the Department of Human and Social Services.
Fauolo appeared in court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week, after the High Court determined that the 13 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, was enough.
Faavesi Faamui, under a plea agreement with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaker of the House, Savali Talavou Ale has appointed two faipule to serve as members of the Resilience Commission to deal with many issues including climate change.
The two faipule from the House are Vice Speaker of the House, Fetui Fetu Jr and Rep. Larry Sanitoa.
In...
Washington, D.C. — The FDA has announced the recall of three brands of powdered infant formula due to possible Cronobacter contamination. Do not feed your baby the recalled formula.
Do not use Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas if they meet all 3 of these conditions:
• First...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House Government Operations Committee will not made a decision on the Administration bill giving the Human Resources director “exclusive authority to promulgate rules” until they receive an opinion from the Attorney General (AG), Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Alailima Utu on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former police commissioner, Fonoti D. Jessop is the newest member of the LBJ Medical Center board of directors after he was unanimously confirmed in a 15-0 vote yesterday during the Senate session.
Under local law, only the Senate confirms the governor’s nominees to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has issued a notice of enforcement of all local health laws for all “temporary food vendors” at the Fagatogo Market Place, Litani’s Market in Nu’uuli, KS Mart and all roadside stands that sell food.
Pursuant to local laws on Food & Beverage...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A 30-year old man of Samoan decent was sentenced Feb. 11 at the federal court in Honolulu to serve 137 months in federal prison for robbery and attempted carjacking, according to the prosecutor and court documents.
Senior U.S District Judge Helen Gillmor handed down the jail term...