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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Coronavirus Task Force is taking it one step at a time to find ways to bring local residents stranded in Hawaii and the mainland back home without facing any consequences afterwards from the coronavirus.
This was the statement by Dr. John Tufa, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “Tagata Tu Fa’atasi Alliance” group has launched an online petition calling on Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga and territorial government leaders for a repatriation flight to bring back home American Samoa residents stranded in the US since flights between Honolulu and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Executive branch deputy directors are prohibited from taking government vehicles home and the Police Commissioner is tasked with enforcement of this prohibition including repossessing all ASG vehicles not in compliance with this set policy.
This is according to Gov. Lolo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with an outstanding arrest warrant was taken into custody last month after police picked him up for a public peace disturbance (PPD) matter in Tafuna.
Ieremia Opetaia, 35, who has a previous assault conviction from 2014. made his initial appearance in court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority’s financial audit for fiscal year 2019, provides financial highlights of the ASG semi-autonomous agency, such as the financing of landing of the Hawaiki submarine fiber optic cable in the territory in 2018
The Hawaiki cable and...
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a Pacific Basin health grant for the American Samoa Department of Health.
The discretionary grant of $167,000 is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister has urged local families to stop telling false stories about pandemic hardships to families overseas in order to get money.
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi's comments came after the government decided to halt all international flights because of the Covid-19...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale explained to representatives during Tuesday’s session this week that there is absolutely “no provision” under the election law that allows local voters and candidates intending to run for public office who are stranded off island due to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 44-year-old man from Nuuuli who was convicted of driving with a permanently suspended license is going to jail.
Kaleti Puni, who has been in custody since his arrest on Mar. 9, 2020, unable to post a $5,000 bond, appeared in High Court last week where he was sentenced...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Education Department officially started the new school year 2020-2021 — under the theme “Wisdom and Prudence Dwell Together” — on Monday after a brief dedication ceremony, naming the Tafuna Elementary School gym, the Laloleva F. Polu School Gymnasium — where...