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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After reviewing a workshop report on American Samoa bottomfish data evaluation, The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council supported a single-species management approach for the next stock assessment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assaulting a man in the Veterans Stadium parking lot was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine as a condition of his 12-month probation.
Natu Moana, who had been released on bond, appeared in High Court last week for sentencing.
Moana was initially charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While American Samoa remains one of the safest places in the world with no community spread of COVID — so far 10 positive imported COVID cases have been reported – five of which have previously been contained through isolation and are no longer infectious and the other...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After weeks of deliberation and a close look at the evidence presented by the government, the Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa has found former Chief Immigration Officer, Peseta Dennis Fuimaono, not guilty of all charges against him.
The court stated...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of sexually abuse of a young victim almost two years ago was released from custody yesterday morning after the High Court decided that the 22 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) while awaiting the outcome of his case is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Activity related to the tuna canning industry was a significant source of growth in the American Samoa economy,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) when releasing yesterday statistics on the territory’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2020.
BEA, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 40-year-old carpenter who was convicted of assaulting his wife by punching her in the face multiple times while he was extremely intoxicated told the court that she was the one who started the fight, which landed him a 3-night stay at the Territorial Correctional...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bus driver from Tafeta who is accused of assaulting a fellow bus driver was arrested by police last week. Malaki Vala made his initial appearance in District Court last week where he entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him. He is charged with 3rd degree...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Not yet half of the Executive Branch workforce of just over 5,000 employees have been fully vaccinated, according to the Human Resources Department (DHR) report presented at Monday’s cabinet meeting, where it was also revealed that more than 1,000 teachers have not been...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has contacted U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about an issue with the 2020 Census count and how it affects American Samoa, due to the many residents who were stranded away from their homes during the Census effort.
“I am writing to bring to...