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Pago Pago — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata reminded small businesses that the deadline to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is just days away on June 30th.
“Any businesses that still want to access PPP must act right away,” said Aumua Amata. “If so, talk to a lender immediately...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during a police investigation that a man accused of stabbing his cousin’s boyfriend has an active arrest warrant for a sex case from last year.
A woman called police last month to report that her boyfriend had been stabbed multiple times in the back and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 24-year-old man is being charged with unlawful possession of drugs and for allegedly trying to break into a store in Nu’uuli.
Vincent Tapeni made his initial appearance in court two weeks ago.
Tapeni, 29, is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, and second...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To alleviate traffic congestion at Laufou Shopping Center and the surrounding areas, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has met with Nu’uuli traditional leaders to discuss an alternate route in and out of the shopping center as the number of vehicles on the road is on the rise....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) informed US Congressional members that American Samoa’s efforts to reduce its dependency on the territorial government and the tuna canning industry continue with attempts to diversify the local economy.
Efforts to diversify...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 44-year-old man accused of assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her in the presence of their four young children was arrested and he’s now in custody. While arresting the man, police found a baggie of methamphetamine on him.
The defendant made his initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alleged incident that occurred on the morning of Dec. 22, 2019 landed the Executive Director of the American Samoa Humanities Council in court this week.
Niualama Epenesa Taifane appeared before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea this past Monday through a summons....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata provided a weekly update of the Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance programs for American Samoa, and said the combined total is now $12.2 million. That total is now 226 loans in two programs along with 132 emergency advances for a new sum of $...
Utulei, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Territorial Broadband Strategy (ASTBS) initiative was successfully launched virtually, via Zoom, last Thursday morning.
Over 80 people joined the Zoom conference launch while several more watched via a simultaneous Facebook live stream. This event was a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department on Monday issued a public notice explaining “repatriation” as some people from Samoa appear to want to travel to American Samoa for vacations and other purposes.
“Repatriation means to return someone to his/ her own country, to return to their home...