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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Happy Valley is now in custody after he was arrested last month in a traffic stop. William Lavea was taken into custody and held for 48 hours after police allegedly discovered a quantity of illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia and cash inside the vehicle.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The fono took an unusual step for voting a Governor’s nominee this week when the House of Representatives approved acting Police Commissioner Lefiti Falelaulii Pese by a public show of hands instead of a secret ballot. The vote was 17-0.
Lefiti appeared before the House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by police last month for a traffic violation was arrested and charged for violating local drug laws.
Anthony Faamanatu made his initial appearance in court last month.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered flags in the territory to be flown at half-staff, until sunset on Friday, Feb. 26th, “as a mark of solemn respect and remembrance of the 500,000 American lives lost due to the deadly COVID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory of American Samoa — through ASG and the Governor’s Office — has petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review a federal appeal’s court ruling, which reversed a lower court decision dealing with the Large Vessel Protected Area (LVPA) in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House, Fetu Fetui Jr is calling out for an immediate investigation into the allegation that certain supplies and goods in many of the local stores are being offered at exorbitant prices.
A case of chicken was $9 but it’s now $15 — Fetu, a former cop...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A settlement agreement has been reached in the federal lawsuit filed by three local residents against ANZ Guam, Inc. — based in the US territory of Guam — and its local subsidiary, ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank on behalf of certain homeowners with residential mortgages with ANZ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Magalei Logovi’i, if enacted into law will address long standing complaints from several lawmakers in the past years, over the American Samoa Economic Development Authority issuing new bonds and spending these revenues without Fono...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Swains faipule, Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings shared some thoughts regarding the issue of reliable transportation for Swains and the Manu'a islands. He noted that transportation is the lifeline to Swains Island, the Manu'a Islands, and even Aunu'u. “We cannot sustain...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for stealing was arrested by police on the allegation he violated local drug laws. Uati Teofilo was a passenger in a van that was pulled over by police last month in Ottoville where two small baggies containing marijuana were found in the pocket...