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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year old man accused of forcibly entering a Malaeimi home with the intent of making sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who was in her bedroom sleeping, was sentenced last week to 20 months imprisonment as part of a 5-year probation term.
Danny Sefo, who has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of a man accused of raping his 16-year-old biological daughter got underway in High Court yesterday morning.
Presiding in the case is Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea, assisted by Associate Judges Su’apaia J. Pereira and Paepae I. Faiai.
A six-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A domestic violence Incident between a Tafuna couple ended up sadly after they were both arrested and spent two nights at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) before they were appeared in District Court last week for their initial appearances.
When arrested by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) released late last week a “Coastal Resilience Assessment for American Samoa”. The report will help identify areas with the greatest potential to improve wildlife habitat and community resilience to flooding threats in the...
Pago Paago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Oversight Office for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has released funding requirements for Broadband and Water Infrastructure from the ARPA — for which $30 million has been allocated.
According to the Oversight Office documents dated Nov. 24th and publicly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued last week, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council reported that its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) discussed issues related to bigeye tuna management at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his son using two PVC pipes is now in custody after being arrested by police last week.
The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court.
He is charged with one count of abusing of a child and one count of 2nd degree assault, both...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
She released the following statement:
“Pearl Harbor will always be one of the most important events in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During last week’s cabinet meeting, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale strongly urged Executive Branch directors to get their employees vaccinated for COVID-19, as mandated by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga, who has given a deadline of Dec. 15th for the Executive Branch workforce...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In concert with Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata who contacted the U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently about issues with the 2020 Census count and how it affects American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has directed the Dept. of Commerce to plan how best to...