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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old man, who is a taxi driver, is being held on $50,000 bail on allegations that he raped his 16-year-old niece. Samoa News is withholding the name of the man to protect the identity of the victim in this matter. The victim’s father is the defendant’s first...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old man who deliberately jumped in front of a moving vehicle after arguing with his girlfriend was arrested over the weekend. Isaia Lei Sam made his initial appearance in District Court yesterday morning. He’s charged with third degree assault — for allegedly...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 23-year-old man from Laulii who attempted to burglarize a home was arrested Friday night. Tie Lomon made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Fiti Sunia yesterday morning, where he entered a 'not guilty' plea to attempted burglary and public peace...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $500K was paid out in overtime hours for American Samoa Government employees who worked during the recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Gita early this year, according to a revelation in the fiscal year 2018 performance report for the Department of Human...
A Health Department official standing in front of a screen — in the background — showing a photo of a person affected with Lymphatic Filariasis
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Health officials, along with Dr. Tamara Buhagair (second from right) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), posing for a group photo after the panel’s Lymphatic Filariasis presentation yesterday to reporters during a news conference where...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A businesswoman who tried to bribe a senior police officer by offering him $60 to release a cook who was arrested on another matter, was arrested by police Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Ping Yang, who is Asian, made her initial appearance in District Court yesterday morning. She...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young woman told the court last week that the reason why she missed two court hearings was because she traveled to Tonga to visit her sick mother. In return, District Court Judge Fiti Sunia informed the young woman that she’s not allowed to leave the territory while...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man who is on probation for 24 months was arrested last week on the allegation that he assaulted his neighbor while he was intoxicated. Okesene Suluga made his initial appearance last Friday before District Court Judge Fiti Sunia. He is charged with 3rd...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has implemented a corrective action plan, following a US Department of Interior, Office of Inspector General (DOI-OIG) audit, which found that ASG Executive Branch government-owned and leased vehicles “did not have effective internal controls of...
Vikings coaching staff and the Warriors coaching staff in pink
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faga’itua Vikings Head Coach/Principal coaching up his offense during the first half of their rival game against the Warriors last Saturday. Both the Vikings coaching staff and the Warriors coaching staff were sporting pink on the sidelines in honor of Breast Cancer...

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