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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was during the sentencing of a 29-year-old man convicted of stealing a vehicle while he was intoxicated that the Court stated that any time a person is intoxicated and drives a vehicle on the road, the vehicle becomes a deadly weapon.
Vena Taulaga, who had been in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has reconstituted the membership of the American Samoa Fisheries Task Force, which was first established in 2014 by the Lolo Administration, and chaired by local businessman, Solip Hong, president of K.S. Mart Inc.
Lemanu has reappointed Hong to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Alesana Lauolo has been continued to next month so the court can get information regarding his immigration status, especially the status of his 2-year-old son, who is in the custody of the Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS).
Lauolo appeared in...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a health grant for maternal and child health services.
This discretionary grant of $86,862 is for American Samoa Department of Health from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a part of the U.S. Health and Human...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through an Oct. 12th memorandum to ASG directors, Human Resources director Lynn Pulou-Alaimalo put a halt on all pre-selections of applicants/candidates for the recruiting process, saying that this “practice is a violation of merit principles” under local regulations.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga signed into law last Friday, Oct. 14th, a Fono approved bill, which originated from the Senate that amends local laws to allow the local government to staff the ASG Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) board of directors with an additional member...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old man accused of assaulting his 58-year-old neighbor with a knife and metal pipe last year is now in custody after he was arrested last month.
Alefa Failautusi was arrested during a traffic stop for driving a vehicle with an expired license plate tag. During...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the COVID-19 Task Force meeting on Monday this week, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga urged members to continue looking and planning ahead despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent Delta variant which has cost the government more than $18...
Washington, D.C — In response to a letter from Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, Australian Minister for the Pacific Sen. Zed Seselja commended her for her “commitment to establishing a new hospital for the people of American Samoa,” and went on to say. “I agree it is a very important endeavor and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is now in custody after he was arrested last week on the allegation that he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl.
Joseph Leota made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde last week.
He is charged with one count of sodomy, a class...