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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed bipartisan House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which will raise military pay by 2.7 percent. The House passed the bill by a vote of 363-70 with the support of 194 Republicans and 169...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man accused in a string of thefts was arrested last week, after he allegedly stole clothing and jerseys belonging to a soccer team in Tafuna.
Fatu Lologa made his initial appearance in District Court last week.
Lologa is being charged in three separate cases.
For...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $200,000 in federal health services funds for the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting efforts. These funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus signed into law on March 11,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the lack of physical evidence including photos or a doctor’s report to prove the government’s case against a man accused of sexually abusing his biological daughter, the testimony of the 16-year-old victim was more than enough to convince the jury to convict the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Half of the $10 million allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for the Business Loan Program allocated to the local Commerce Dept. to administer and oversee has been budgeted for the Line of Credit (COL) initiative; while an additional $4 million is going to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG has approved a special round-trip charter from Nadi, Fiji, to bring medical personnel for the LBJ hospital and Department of Health. The flight is also available to members of the general public wishing to travel from and to Fiji.
Those wanting to travel from and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year old man accused of forcibly entering a Malaeimi home with the intent of making sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who was in her bedroom sleeping, was sentenced last week to 20 months imprisonment as part of a 5-year probation term.
Danny Sefo, who has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of a man accused of raping his 16-year-old biological daughter got underway in High Court yesterday morning.
Presiding in the case is Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea, assisted by Associate Judges Su’apaia J. Pereira and Paepae I. Faiai.
A six-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A domestic violence Incident between a Tafuna couple ended up sadly after they were both arrested and spent two nights at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) before they were appeared in District Court last week for their initial appearances.
When arrested by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) released late last week a “Coastal Resilience Assessment for American Samoa”. The report will help identify areas with the greatest potential to improve wildlife habitat and community resilience to flooding threats in the...