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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A resident of American Samoa trying to return home to the territory on a repatriation flight has hired an attorney to represent her in efforts to return home with her service dogs, believes her rights have been violated under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man accused of assaulting his 55-year-old uncle with a machete over two years ago is now in custody after he was arrested last month.
Apeluolefeagaiga Faaleomiti was arrested during a traffic stop for driving a vehicle with an expired license plate tag.
It’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested for assaulting his girlfriend is now charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs, which police allegedly found in his possession.
Atonio Aleki appeared in District Court last month for his initial appearance where he informed the court that he wanted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two convicted felons hired by the American Samoa Government (ASG) has raised a lot of questions from members of the public. However, there has been no official response from the American Samoa Government (ASG), which includes the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to welcome a health care grant of over $1.1 million for the American Samoa Department of Health, dedicated to the immunization and vaccines effort for children.
This grant of $1,107,823 is discretionary funding from the U.S Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested and charged for violating local drug laws after police pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation.
The defendant, Fauamoa Ume made his initial appearance in District Court last month.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Delays in construction projects and the additional costs are among the challenges that American Samoa and other remote US territories are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released last week by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was released on bond awaiting the outcome of his matter in High Court where he’s charged with violating local drug laws is now back in custody after he was arrested last week pursuant to a bench warrant from the court.
Rino Faitala appeared in High Court two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man allegedly found with a glass pipe containing methamphetamine in his vehicle when police pulled him over for a traffic violation over a year ago was finally arrested and charged.
The question as to why the government waited so long to charge Faamanatu Pita in this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The termination letter served to the former CEO of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) Ms. Falavaoto Sualevai was carried out according to the law and was also carefully reviewed by the ASTCA Board. This was the response by the Chairman of the Board...