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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two deep potholes —one after the other — on the Fagaima road seen in this photo taken Monday afternoon, in front of the Methodist Church at Fagaima force drivers to take drastic turns and maneuvers to avoid them.
Some drivers have the courtesy to give one side of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata, along with the US State Department have identified issues that they plan to raise in their appeal against a Utah federal court ruling, which gives automatic US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man from Samoa convicted of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl was ordered by the court to immediately depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 7-year-probation, after serving a period of detention of 28 months....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The territorial government’s latest damage assessment of homes affected last week by a monsoon trough and two back-to-back tropical storms, have identified two homes that were destroyed and members of these two homes are now staying with neighbors or relatives.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of four was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the LBJ Hospital after being stabbed with a kitchen knife.
Pepa Taito and Laufala Sio, who were engaged in a drinking session in front of a Aua store a week ago Saturday morning, were arrested in connection with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate committee will call a second hearing in the near future for future discussion on an administration bill seeking to ban the importation and sale in American Samoa of Styrofoam containers.
At the next hearing, the committee chaired by Sen. Satele Galu Satele Sr....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man involved in the case where 3 males were charged and convicted of assaulting another man during a drinking session a few years ago was arrested last week on drug charges.
Alapati Faamanatu made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He later waived his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Schools are scheduled to reopen today, businesses will be back in full operation as well as normal government operations, after two back-to-back storms caused disruption on island, which first began, Feb. 16th with damaging winds from a monsoon trough — that continues to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A repeat drug offender accused of multiple meth and marijuana charges told police he bought drugs from a man named “SPUNKY” for $1,500, because he wanted to start a small family business that would bring in money and help out his family.
Anetele’a Iosua, 35, made his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — From the Director of Education Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga — ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS from K to High School will resume tomorrow, all school staff please report to your respective schools. School bus services and School lunch Program will also resume for all public and private...