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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three men are now charged with violating local drug laws after Illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia were allegedly discovered when armed detectives of the DPS Vice and Narcotic Unit, along with the help of many other police officers executed a search warrant on an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Human Resources Department chief of personnel, Irene L. Uhrle-Anipale, has filed a new appeal with Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) after she was reassigned by DHR director Lynn Pulou-Alaimalo to a different ASG department and has also filed a complaint with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government along with current and former ASG officials — inducing Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga and former Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga — as well as American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) - and two of its top officials, plus ASPA board members...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority and Bluesky Communications “have elected to participate” in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program), a new initiative by the US Federal Communications Commission, according to FCC public records.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of four accused of physically abusing his 13-year-old son before he turned around and allegedly assaulted a female neighbor who reported the child abuse incident to police is now in custody, after he was arrested two months ago.
During his arrest, police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with two prior convictions over a decade ago is back in court on a new allegation that he stole his stepmother’s vehicle. When pulled over by traffic officers two months ago, the suspect, Victor Isaako told officers the vehicle belonged to his sister, not his (step...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed a $100,000 health grant on Monday from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress this year and signed into law in March.
The discretionary grant to the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting is from the U.S. Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new Hawaii-Repatriation Medical Team received a surprise donation delivered to the American Samoa quarantine site, Ohana East Hotel in Hawaii on Friday, April 30. The Lions Club of Pago Pago coordinated with the Hawaii- Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A married man with 4 young children is now in custody after being arrested by police last month on the allegation that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old niece for a period of over 6 month.
Moreover, the grandmother of the alleged victim told...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) staff held a wave last Friday, marking the final day of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in American Samoa, as well as “Victims Rights Week”.
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga issued a Mar. 31st proclamation...