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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is widening its COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the vaccine to be given to children, five to 11 years old — following federal approval for this age group — and a mass vaccination will take place towards the end of this month to be carried out in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency is initiating with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a local provider the creation of a new Medicaid service—to provide prescription eyeglasses to Medicaid beneficiaries.
“We are currently in the process of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assault was sentenced by the High Court to 5 years probation and is now in custody after being arrested last month and accused of abusing his 4-year-old nephew.
During the arrest, cops discovered a glass pipe containing white crystalline substance in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested and are now being charge for violating local drug laws when armed detectives of the Vice and Narcotics Unit and CID unit executed a search warrant to a Fagaima home last week and discovered drugs, drug paraphernalia and a huge amount of cash.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a traffic stop last month. Both were booked and confined at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). One is now charged while the other one was released when the 48 hour hold expired.
They are Daniel Faafiu, who is now officially charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the early morning hours on Saturday, the United States House of Representatives passed President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill bringing the country another step closer to a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure.
In response the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for an assault conviction from four years ago was arrested by police last month on the allegation that he assaulted his sister’s boyfriend.
Amiatu Apelu is charged with one count of second-degree assault, a class D felony, punishable by up to 5...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a $1 million economic development grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce and its Economic Development Administration (EDA) for American Samoa to support the Territory’s economic development planning, and congratulating Governor Lemanu...
Le ulugalii fou Leilani Tooa Toilolo ma lana manamea o Thom, ua fa’aipoipoina nei i Tacoma, Washington i le 3 vaiaso talu ai. O lo’o ua fa’atasi ma matua o lona to’alua. O le tamaitai o Leilani Tooa o se tasi ua atoa le 33 tausaga o lana tautua i le USArmy ma ua la’ua fa’atuina se Fa’alapotopotoga...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Commerce Department “Special Inquiry on the cost of general goods and services in Manu’a” has found that no turkey tails were sold in Manu’a, where the prices of, “Sin items, i.e. alcohol and cigarettes cost were about 50% higher in Manu’a” compared to Tutuila.
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