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Four men who wear the traditional Samoan pe’a, escorting the 2020 National Park of American Samoa quarter yesterday during the official launch of the coin at the Su’igaula ole Atuvasa Beach Park in Utulei. [photo: Hannahs, Joel]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has submitted legislation for Fono approval of $721,000 to fund the construction of a new Senior Citizen Center in Tafuna — next to the Territorial Correction Facility — on ASG land that has been cleared for the project.
Funding source is fiscal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 38-year-old man from Samoa accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Michael Manuele, who told the court that he came to the territory to work as a carpenter, was initially charged with one count each of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The economic future of American Samoa relies on effective partnership with the federal government to revisit policies that adversely impact our efforts,” said Lt. Gov. Lemanu Sialega Palepoi Mauga in his remarks Tuesday during the federal Interagency Group on Insular...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trial Division of the High Court has ordered the sponsor of a man from Samoa who was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend to come forward and fulfill his responsibility under ASG Immigration laws. And that is, paying the defendant’s return airfare to Samoa and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old woman charged in 3 separate criminal cases, including one where she is accused of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, entered into a plea agreement yesterday morning.
Fiona Tagiese who has been in custody since her arrest last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eight passengers on a Hawaiian Air flight to American Samoa are now in quarantine in the territory as part of safety measures against the coronavirus outbreak.
Seven are Taiwanese who traveled directly from Taiwan, and the eighth passenger is an American who spent 30...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman convicted of unlawful possession of methamphetamine has been ordered to serve 20 months at the TCF and pay a $1,000 fine as conditions of her 5-year probation. Kalameli Faimasasa, who has been released on a $5,000 surety bond, appeared in court last week for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 400 home loans - for new homes and repairs - and over 100 small business loans, were approved by the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) between 2013 and 2019. During the same period, DBAS distributed just over $18 million.
This is according to Gov. Lolo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A convicted murderer serving a 30-year sentence for the death of his brother nine years ago was sentenced this week to 5 years for a separate assault conviction.
In delivering his decision, Chief Justice Michael Kruse said that according to the Pre Sentence Report (PSR...