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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman who forged her husband’s signature to cash their tax refund check is now in custody after her husband filed a complaint against her. Furthermore, the wife also filed an application at the tax office with the forged signature of her husband on it, requesting the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of sexually abusing a 8-year-old girl was arrested by police last week.
He made his initial appearance in District Court.
(Samoa News has withheld the names involved in the case to protect the victim in this case.)
He is charged with first degree sexual...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the hardships imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on learning — with distance learning becoming an integral part of the solution to staying safe while “Saili le Atamai” or Seeking Wisdom” — the American Samoa Community College, Home of the Chiefs, celebrated its...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a May 20th memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga made the “recess appointment” of Sen. Togiola T.A. Tulafono as a member to the Territorial Bank of American Samoa board of directors.
“His years of experience in public and private sectors make him ideally...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Wednesday hearing focused on whistleblower protections. The oversight hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations examined whistleblower policies at the Department of Veterans’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Chamber of Commerce has passed along to the COVID-19 Task Force a wide range of information regarding “supply chain challenges” as world economies reopen following more than a year since the global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued this past Friday afternoon, the COVID-19 Task Force announced that travelers wishing to enter or leave American Samoa will be required to provide proof that they have been vaccinated for COVID-19 or face quarantine. Other recent releases to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Richard Lavea’i of Tafuna was initially charged in two separate cases. In the first case he is charged with second degree burglary, attempted burglary and stealing; and in the second case, with stealing and first degree burglary.
However, in a plea agreement accepted by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The passenger of a vehicle pulled over by police last week for a traffic violation was arrested and charged for violating local drug laws.
Teddy Taisia Ale made his initial appearance in District Court this week.
He is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Communications Commission has approved Google LLC’s application to operate as a Spectrum Access System (SAS) administrator in the 3.5 GHz band (3550-3700 MHz) in American Samoa.
The approval was issued last Friday by FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications...