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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two former Tautua Mo Oe (TMO) Inc. cashiers convicted of stealing over $70,000 from the company were sentenced in High Court yesterday morning.
Malia One and Inosiaolouaiga Pauga have spent 9 months in custody since their arrest last year, unable to post bond - $40,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Collaboration strengthens the response of individual agencies and unites them into a coordinated team approach. No one agency can successfully handle all aspects of a sexual assault. Each agency is important and has its strengths and limitations. Effective multi-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of stealing has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Iese Fa’asavalu, who has a criminal record, appeared before Associate Justice Fiti A. Sunia this week for a Change of Plea hearing. Prosecuting the case was Assistant Attorney General Doug...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Attorney General has told Pacific police commissioners that a regional approach is needed to tackle transnational crimes that have become widespread in the region.
Talauega Eleasalo Ale was speaking at the opening of the 48th Pacific Islands Chiefs of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tuesday’s launching of a new digital platform 3D Hologram at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has been labeled a “historic” moment in the territory, with ASCC president, Dr. Rosevonne Makaiwi Pato saying it’s “history in the making as we move forward in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Retirement Committee has requested an actuary report, through a study on the impact on the ASG Employees’ Retirement Fund (ASGERF) on a Senate bill, which seeks to cap a member’s contribution at a maximum annual salary of $85,000 to the government pension plan...
Cool Stuff’s” DJI Phantom 4 Pro equipped with powerful Lume Cube lamps was an early search and rescue drone configuration. More options have emerged in drones, lighting, and remote rescue supply release mechanisms. As proven in our recent tragedy, the need in the Territory of American Samoa and all Pacific Islands is great. [photo: Barry Markowitz]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory mourns. The Samoan Universe outside the islands mourns. The loss of young Alex Peric and Anthony Leota is a punch in the gut as the worldwide Samoan community are closely connected as blood relatives or as fa’a aiga.
The ASG, elected officials and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has re-appointed three members to the American Samoa Government Employees’ Retirement Fund (ASGERF) Board of Trustees, and appointed five new members to the American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB).
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In his nomination letter to Fono...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 21-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody this week, after the High Court determined that the 10 months he has served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, is enough.
Rimoni Anapapa, under a plea agreement...
Aunu'u, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pictured is the devastation this past weekend, when high surfs caused huge waves to make their way on to Aunu’u Island, flooding homes and raising panic.
Residents of Aunu’u are calling on government leaders to find a way to build a much needed seawall for the island, which...