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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a stealing conviction told police after he was arrested last month for allegedly breaking into two homes in Tafeta that the items he stole were given out to his friends while other items were sold to get drugs from a place in Vaitogi.
When police arrested the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Families and friends of the two Filipino men killed in a tragic accident last Saturday describe the two men as loving fathers and hard working men for their families.
The accident occurred Saturday on the main dock and ended the lives of two men, employees of local...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) counts among its student body a number of individuals born outside of American Samoa or elsewhere in the United States. The majority of these students come from the Independent State of Samoa, but ASCC also serves young men and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “I just want to make it clear that centralizing information from each department is to keep the Office of the Governor informed about the happenings in each department and that departments are encouraged to keep the media updated at their own discretion,” says Fiafia...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal judge presiding over local resident Steven Jay Pincus Hueter’s lawsuit against current and former American Samoa Government officials at the federal court in Washington D.C. has allowed Hueter to proceed with a third amended complaint, which includes the US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested by police two months ago after allegations arose that he sexually assaulted his 15-year-old niece, both of whom live in the same house.
The victim, along with a relative made the report to police after the alleged incident took place.
Samoa News is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife appeared in District Court two weeks ago. He is charged with third degree assault and private peace disturbance.
The government alleges that around 6:30 p.m on a Saturday night in Iliili, a woman called police regarding her sister,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With no resident doctor in Manu’a, which also faces a shortage of nurses, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has instructed Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua and LBJ Medical Center chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina to look into this serious matter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa suicide and mental health “988 Helpline” was officially launched last Friday morning, where First Lady, Ella Pelefoti Mauga, who delivered special remarks, encouraged the community to, among other things, “seek out ways we can help each other and fight...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “In observance of Flag Day [2021], all public schools will be closed on Friday, April 16,” declared Gov. Lemanu Peleti Sialega Mauga in his Holiday-Flay Day 2021 memorandum issued last Friday. He said all ASG employees shall report to their offices and/or respective...