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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man accused of using a knife to cause head injuries to another man has pled guilty.
Filemoni Apelu was initially charged with felony first-degree assault, punishable by life in prison or at least 30 years. But under a plea agreement with the government,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The third batch of refund checks for tax year 2020, of more than $660,000 — for those who qualify for refunds — is scheduled for release today, Friday, while batch #2 for tax refunds, was released last week Friday — although there was no official ASG Treasury Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate resolution sponsored by Sen. Utu Sila Poasa calls on the governor to reinstate the ASG Personnel Advisory Board and the Wage and Hour Board to assist the Human Resources Department over issues raised through the governor’s Corrective Personnel Action directive...
Washington, D.C. — Next week the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is set to hold a hearing on territorial Medicaid programs. This policy area is one you’re likely to hear more about as the year progresses because the territories—American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man has been convicted of violating the local drug laws. Peniata Lologa appeared in High Court last week for sentencing.
The defendant, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 bond was initially charged with one court of unlawful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the House of Representatives calling for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to close down the well known locations where crystal methamphetamine or “ice” is sold in the territory, a hearing this week before House Public Safety Committee was called and revealed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The three senators who sponsored legislation to hike the annual salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor have introduced a new bill to increase the annual compensation for lawmakers by $15,000 a year — to be effective in the next Legislature, which is two years...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a health advisory issued this week, the Health Department reminds the public “to get your COVID-19 vaccine” this week at the Tafuna Community Health Center or register for the Drive-Thru at the airport parking lot, on Saturday.
The Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Part of the local Homeland Security Department’s (ASDHS) Interim Tsunami Plan centers on communication through the FirstNet Program, which is the “primary method of communication, to all first and secondary responders,” according to a summary copy of the Plan presented...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Contract workers are not eligible to be members of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund. However, for long time career service employees who are appointed to cabinet positions or other political appointments, their memberships are not terminated.
This...