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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting another man during a drinking session last week is now in custody after police allegedly found two small baggies containing illegal drugs and a glass pipe — also containing illegal drugs — in his possession.
Christian Niko made his initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of the vehicle that was involved in a horrific car crash early Saturday morning in front of StarKist Samoa cannery at Atu’u has a prior driving under the influence of alcohol conviction. He is suspected of DUI in this crash accident.
This was the statement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For many, December marks the season of giving. This holiday season, Bluesky is giving back to the children of American Samoa by donating toys and books, worth $1,000, to the Rotaract Pago Pago’s Annual Christmas Toy Drive. Bluesky believes this donation is going towards...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man accused of violating local drug laws has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Ameperosa Iosia, who has been in custody since his arrest last year appeared in High Court last week for his Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Iosia was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young mother with prior convictions for stealing and unlawful possession of illegal drugs is back in court, once again charged with stealing. This time, she’s accused of stealing money from her grandmother to buy meth for herself and her boyfriend.
Tafale Seulala who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year-old man with a criminal history has been ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders upon release from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition of his 5-year probation.
Mark Afasene, who has been in custody unable to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There will be two more chances for your holiday gifts to arrive after two addition cargo flights are scheduled.
in addition to the regular once a week cargo flight there’ll be two extra mail flights before Christmas. The first one is on December 20 and the second one is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Department of Transportation has approved for 12-months — from Dec. 9, 2021 to Dec. 9, 2022 — Samoa-based, Talofa Airways’ renewal of its exemption from federal cabotage law to continue operating both scheduled and charter flights, as well as all cargo air...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Beginning yesterday, December 17, Samoa-headquartered National Pacific Insurance (NPI) became wholly owned by New Zealand insurer Tower, in “an important final step” in the group’s ongoing standardization and digitization.
“Tower had done a very significant digital...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with a single count of second-degree assault — a felony — waived his right to a preliminary examination this past Wednesday in District Court.
(To protect the identity of the victim, who is the defendant's wife, Samoa News is withholding the names of all...