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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man accused of receiving stolen goods has admitted to the allegations against him.
Siaosi Kamuta, a taxi driver who has been in custody since his arrest last year, appeared in court last week for a Change of Plea hearing.
He was initially charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — From the $479.1million in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFR) allocated for the territory through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) — Gov Lemanu Peleti Mauga is dedicating $10 million to support local businesses.
The American Samoa Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines local office has issued a flight advisory for Monday’s Medical charter — which is for outbound to Honolulu only on Dec. 13th, saying that the flight will depart Honolulu at 8a.m. and arrives in Pago Pago at 12:50p.m. Estimate departure time from Pago...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of raping and sexually abusing his 16-year-old cousin is now in custody after he was arrested last month during a traffic stop. Illegal drugs were discovered in the defendant’s possession during the arrest.
According to the government, the alleged sexual...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “American Samoa Island Report” prepared by staff of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, gives a grim picture of locally based alia when it comes to commercial fishing.
According to the report, submitted to this week’s 189th Meeting of the Council...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was intoxicated and caused a disturbance at his family home in Tafuna was arrested and charged with public peace disturbance.
Viliamu Tufuga made his initial appearance in District Court last week, where he entered a 'not guilty' plea. He was later released on...