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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mikaele Filipo, who pled guilty to third degree assault two weeks ago, a charge amended from assault in the second degree — was sentenced to time served, which was 86 days.
During the plea agreement hearing, upon questioning by the court, the defendant admitted pulling a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old male accused of disturbing the peace in a restaurant parking lot last week Saturday made his initial appearance in District Court last week, where he entered a not guilty plea to the single charge of public peace disturbance.
Talosaga Mareko is being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tafuna High School teacher Marcella Fitisone have been accepted into the 2020-2021 Cohort of the Executive Leadership Development Program, according to a June 29th acceptance letter from Jason D. Aubuchon, senior program manager, of the Pacific & US Virgins Islands...
Washington, D.C. — This past week Congresswoman Aumua Amata hailed House passage of bipartisan legislation managing the nation’s water infrastructure, which includes expedited feasibility studies for much-needed stabilizing efforts in in Aunu‘u Harbor and Tutuila. The bill is the two-year Water...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trial Division of the High Court has denied separate applications by Bryan Jackson and Steven Jay Pincus Hueter for a preliminary injunction, enjoining the the governor and ASG from enforcing certain provisions of the COVID-19 declarations.
Jackson was the first to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A businessman and his wife were arrested and later taken into custody by police last Saturday night, July 25th for failure to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
Mr. Emelio Fruean and his wife, Blue Chen-Fruean, a former Samoa News editor made their initial appearance in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by police in June for a traffic violation was arrested and charged for violating local drug laws.
The government alleges that on June 13th, 2020 about 10:21p.m, two police officers patrolling the Iliili public highway pulled over a...
WASHINGTON — $2,560,199 in grant funding has been awarded to the American Samoa government from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program for fiscal year 2020. Funds will support human resource development and training, technological...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man from Tafuna accused of using a kitchen knife to assault another man during a drinking session has been arrested and charged with second degree assault, a felony, punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, and/or a fine of not more than $5,000 or...
![said. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_new_photo_002_10.jpg?itok=yLRFwXv0 "“It’s good to see this funding for American Samoa at this advanced stage in the legislative process,” Congresswoman Aumua Amata said. [SN file photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed House passage on Friday, July 24, of her request in Interior Appropriations for American Samoa, which would be a fourth straight yearly increase for American Samoa’s budget. This increase is over $3 million more than the federal budget proposal...