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Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has declared Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day (Monday, Jan. 21st), as a holiday in American Samoa. All government offices are closed and ASG employees who are required to work will be paid required wages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Besides ASG, several...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who admitted that he slapped his girlfriend in the face, thereby injuring her eye on Oct. 24, 2017, has been sentenced to 12 months probation.
Pounoui Gaugau-Tolovae a.k.a. Foluena Lee pled guilty to third degree assault (domestic violence) — a class A misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lolo Administration has proposed amendments to the local law dealing with the composition, qualifications, and number of members of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) board.
“This bill aims to streamline board selection and action which will allow vital...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Apple has added to its “Shot on iPhone” series with a new video focusing on 17-year-old athlete Eddie Siaumau from American Samoa who has accepted a scholarship to a NCAA Division I university.
Shared to YouTube on Sunday, the video is filmed on a small island nicknamed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Aumua Amata issued a statement welcoming a compromise proposal to end the shutdown. On Saturday, her Washington D.C. office released the following statement:
“The President is showing his willingness for genuine negotiations to end the shutdown, and made a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man with two pending cases is back in court again.
Tie Lomon made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He is charged with third degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child, trespassing, and criminal contempt.
According to the government's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The hike in the prices of seven food commodities — fresh fish, chicken legs, pork spare ribs, sausage, canned tuna, turkey tail and corned beef — contributed to the increase of the Basic Food Index for the territory last month, according to the BFI report for December...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Fiti Sunia made it clear yesterday morning that the Immigration Office is not doing what it should, as far as getting people who are in their custody, to show up for court.
When people are released to the custody of the Immigration Office, Sunia said...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This photo taken last Thursday, shows the back gate entrance to Nuuuli Vocational Technical High School.
Rep. Larry Sanitoa had sought help from McConnell Dowell, through company official Stuart Pilat, to fix the potholes in the area, following a request from a teacher...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cases involving immigration violations, drug charges, and stealing move forward in both District and High Court.
NICHOLAS NAUER
The man who failed to renew his ID and then tested positive for meth last Thursday when he appeared in court has been released to the custody...