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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over 16,300 electors are on the voter’s roller for the Nov. 3rd general election after voter registration closed at 4:30p.m on Monday this week, says Chief Election Officer Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei.
This year, electors cast ballots in the gubernatorial, congressional...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The sponsors of a couple from Samoa, who were supposed to depart the territory after their sponsorship was terminated, have stated in a letter to the Attorney General that they are offended with the AG’s “misrepresentation of the law” that “has added confusion to this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three men arrested by police last week during a traffic stop appeared in District Court this week for their initial appearances, after drugs were found on two of the men, while the driver of the vehicle faces a traffic violation for driving a vehicle without current...
Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed notification of three grants affecting American Samoa from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including one directly for American Samoa. NOAA is announcing their Coral Reef Conservation funding for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memo issued yesterday Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga ordered that all cabinet members, who are “actively criticizing the work of the Administration” submit their resignations or, he will act accordingly.
And the governor is demanding “loyalty, faithfulness, [and]...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The JROTC program at Tafuna High School has already been relocated from the lower campus of the school to make way for construction of the new centralized local Education Department building, despite a public plea from the school’s Parents and Teacher Association (PTA)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trial Division of the High Court has denied a motion by local resident Steven Jay Pincus Hueter for the Chief Justice and two Associate Judges to disqualify themselves from presiding over his lawsuit against the governor and the American Samoa Government in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a car in which police allegedly found a bag containing a white crystalline substance, marijuana joints, and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged.
Feagai Tapeni made his initial appearance in District Court two weeks ago.
He is charged with one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Families of the two men from the Amouli found dead at sea more than a week ago described them as hard working men who cared more about their families than anything else in this life.
The two victims were identified as Alofa Christian Togia of Aoa and Junior Toleafoa of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2019 first place winner in the Islandwide Math Competition, Victor Chen is among the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program announced last month by the Illinois-based National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)....