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Former Customs Office supervisor, Sefulu Maifea
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse has continued the hearing for Sefulu Maifea’s motion for early release, to allow the him and his defense team to provide more meaningful information to support their motion. Former Customs Office supervisor Sefulu Maifea, who is serving 28...
Some of the damage in Leone village after the 2009 earthquake and tsunami.
Washington, D.C. — The 2009, magnitude-8.1 Samoa earthquake dealt a great deal of damage to the Samoan Islands: Tsunami waves as high as 14 meters (46 feet) wiped out multiple villages, claiming nearly 200 lives and severely damaging water and electrical systems. New research reveals the damage is...
StarKist Tuna can with dolphin safe labeling
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Co., is facing a new civil lawsuit, and this time, a “class action complaint” filed at the federal court in San Francisco, alleging — among other things — that the company violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and misled...
Chief Justice Michael Kruse
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two high school students accused of stoning a police car while cops were driving to the Leone Substation from Malaeloa in March of this year have entered into a plea agreement with the government. Susi Fiso and Jeremiah Moe, both 18, appeared in High Court this week...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer from Samoa, convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs, was ordered to depart the territory, and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 5-year probation term. Soo Savelio, who has been in custody since his arrest last year due to his...
Luiama Talei Filemoni-Tofaeono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific Horizons (PHS) continues to maintain its international academic caliber. A couple of PHS high school students have received scholarships to study abroad this summer. Luiama Talei Filemoni-Tofaeono, a 14-year-old sophomore at PHS will be heading out to England....
American Samoa Government logo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Treasury Department has announced that tax refunds, which include Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) funds will be released today, Friday, May 17th for taxpayers who filed between January 25- 29, 2019, according to a Treasury media release sent to Samoa News late...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with second degree burglary is remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status, after the court was informed by Immigration yesterday morning that his ID expired Feb. 6, 2019 Preliminary examination for Sitivi Opetaia is this morning in District Court. His bail...
American Samoa Dept. of Commerce logo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commerce Department has suspend the business license for Taxi Owner’s Association (TOA) — referred to as TOA Taxi stand — which is at the center of complaints over their drastic increase of taxi rates, that became effective May 1st. The Commerce Commission is the ASG...
Territorial Correctional Facility, TCF
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  An inmate who was held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) for 346 days awaiting an Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing appeared in High Court yesterday. Assistant Public Defender Rob McNeill represented Pulumu Fitita, who is not new to the court system, while...

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