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Celebrity Edge returns to drop off sick passenger

The cruise ship Celebrity Edge which left port yesterday evening returned to Pago Pago this morning. Director of Port Administration Barney Sene said the cruise ship was dropping off a passenger who fell ill. A […]

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DOH reports increase in leptospirosis cases

The Department of Health is alerting the public about an increase in leptospirosis cases in the community. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease found in water, mud, or soil contaminated by animal urine, usually from rats, […]

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Audit would identify active and inactive ASG phone numbers

Is ASG being billed for inactive phone numbers? Acting Treasurer Carrie-Lee Magalei-Tulafono has announced that Treasury, in coordination with the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority, is conducting an ASG-wide phone number audit. The purpose of the […]

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HRPP leaders to be investigated for treason and defamation

The leadership of Samoa’s opposition Human Rights Protection Party, including former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, his Deputy Lauofo Pierre Lauofo and party secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi are to be investigated for treason and defamation. […]

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Correctional Officer charged with assault

On Tuesday, police officers serving a warrant of arrest to a female correctional officer found an inmate riding in the same vehicle that the correctional officer was in. The inmate had been arrested and charged […]

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Honoring Betty Mae Ah Soon

Betty Mae Ah Soon: December 22, 1943 – January 11, 2026 “A life well lived is a precious gift, of hope and strength and grace, from someone who has made our world a brighter, better […]

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