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A 25-year-man accused of unlawfully entering a home and attempting to sexually assault a woman after he allegedly had broken into the woman’s home three time was arrested by police last week after he was pulled over during a traffic stop in the Iliili area.
Palauni Afasene is charged with one...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage Wednesday of the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021, H.R. 4555.
This bipartisan bill directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop an oral health literacy strategy to reach...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leader of the Dioceses of Samoa Pago Pago, Bishop Peter Brown announced a few days ago new appointments and assignments for Diocesan priests following last week’s annual retreat of priests of the Diocese.
According to the statement, issued in the Samoan language, Fr...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man convicted of stealing from his former employer has been sentenced to 20 months detention, as a condition of his 5-year probation term.
Execution of the jail term was suspended for Tipasa Filipo, who was formerly employed by Terry’s Mart in Tafuna. He will...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the five inmates convicted of escape from confinement around October 2019 while serving a 10-year sentence was sentenced by the High Court last week to a term of 5-years probation with conditions.
The decision was handed down by Associate Justice Fiti Sunia,...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has endorsed their Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) recommendation to use a single-species, age-structured management approach for the next American Samoa bottomfish stock assessment scheduled for 2023. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over 900 senior citizens were the special guests at the of Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) 8th Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program this past Thursday, Dec. 9, hosted by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga. And as the participants awaited the arrival of the Governor...
Independence, MISSOURI — Tapa'au Salima, 75, of Independence, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at her residence.
She was born on Monday, May 27, 1946 in Mapusaga Fou, American Samoa, the daughter of the late Seiuli and the late Faaea (née Naea) Salima. She married Steven Brown, Fall/...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 26-year-old man with unlawful possession of illegal drugs and for trying to break into a house in Ottoville in December of last year. Uele Tagiloa made his initial appearance in court last month after he was arrested pursuant to an arrest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — DOH and the American Samoa COVID-19 Taskforce have been in the forefront of leading the effort of successfully repatriating over 1200 of our citizens with zero percent transmission of COVID-19 cases.
However, the Administration has moved into the next phase of...