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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of the gas truck that crashed into an aiga bus last Tuesday afternoon killing the bus driver and injuring 5 passengers was arrested by police last week and officially charged.
Jonathan Ulu made his initial appearance last week.
He is charged with homicide by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa is extending banking hours to better accommodate the community wanting to cash their Economic Impact Payments or stimulus checks as part of the COVID Related Tax Relief Act. The new hours effective February 10 through February 26...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In voting “no” on a Senate bill, which seeks to increase contributions to the ASG Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF), Sen. Togiola T.A. Tulafono argued that the proposed rate increase for employees would reduce the take home pay for workers, and especially affect those...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of beating a woman was arrested by police and he’s now charged. Matthew Vili made his initial appearance in District Court last week.
He is charged with felonious restraint involving domestic violence and one count of 2nd degree assault involving domestic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during a Senate Government Operations Committee hearing last Friday where the director of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the owner of Paramount Builders, the winning bidder for the construction project, testified that the current total cost for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Repatriated passengers quarantined at the Tradewinds Hotel, eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine will be vaccinated prior to being released from their required 14-day quarantine period, says Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga, during a news conference last Friday...
A passenger on the first repatriation flight was seen standing on her room’s balcony last week on the second floor of the Tradewinds Hotel where returning repats are being quarantined. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga said in a press conference this past Friday that all returning residents...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean is the sponsor of a Senate bill, which seeks to establish the American Samoa Law Revision Commission, whose objective is to “promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the laws of American Samoa to secure the...
A man from Tafeta with a long criminal history entered into a plea agreement with the government last week in High Court.
Alosio Filemoni, who is on probation, was initially charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, an unclassified felony, punishable by term of imprisonment of not less than 5...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was arrested for disturbing the public peace and later found with illegal drugs has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Thomas Va’a appeared in court last week for a pretrial conference; however, when his case was called, defense attorney...