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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...
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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....
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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...
Screen shot from the Port Administration weather update presentation last week Wednesday at the Emergency Operations Center of damages caused to Pago Harbor
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...
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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...
Director of Education Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga
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...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines says it will not operate an additional flight this weekend to accommodate passengers between Honolulu and Pago Pago who were displaced after the Thursday night flight - Feb. 20 - was cancelled due to severe weather conditions in American Samoa at the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young woman who received a huge break from the High Court after being convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs has again received another huge break after violating her parole. Meriko Lomu was taken into custody last month after she tested positive for...
US flaged purse seiner vessel F/V Koorale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Owner of the US flaged purse seiner vessel F/V Koorale, which supplies fish for the local cannery, has filed a multi-million lawsuit at a Florida federal court against the owners of another US purse seiner, American Eagle, over an incident that occurred more than 1,000...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bluesky mobile services and Moana TV are now fully operational throughout Tutuila. Since the favorable weather update, Bluesky’s technical teams worked diligently around the clock in areas that were affected and have successfully completed restoration of services as of...

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