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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A historical marker was unveiled and dedicated in Aunu’u, American Samoa on Saturday, June 10, 2023, among a gathering of community and government leaders, friends, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The marker commemorates the 1863 arrival...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a brief statement yesterday, ASG Treasurer Malemo L. Tausaga announced that tax refund for Batch #9 — for more than $5 million — will be released tomorrow, Friday, June 23.
A total of 1,879 taxpayers who filed on Mar. 7 to partial of Mar. 29, 2023 — for tax year 2022...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 1,200 StarKist Samoa cannery workers have signed a petition, which voices their opposition to the federal proposal for marine sanctuary designation for the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PIRA) — a move that would expand the Pacific Remote Island Marine National...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mr. Xianglin Song, owner of the Faga’alu Drug Store, located next to LBJ Medial Center, contacted police on Monday, June 12, 2023 to inform them that his wallet was stolen out of his unlocked car, when he was carrying products into his store from his vehicle.
Song, who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency — referred to as the ASG Medicaid Office — “lacks an adequate fixed asset register and does not regularly inventory fixed assets,” according the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) in one of it’s findings following a performance audit...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the graduation season coming to a close and the long break ahead providing a sense of relaxation and freedom for American Samoa students, the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) team along with the Feleti Barstow Public Library and the ASG Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leone High School, home of the Lions, held its 57th Commencement ceremony last week Thursday, June 15 on campus. It started with a procession to the song, “A Million Dreams” sung by Angelyn Aumua, Ilalio Sefika, and Tarafina Faasavalu.
The Class of 2023 musical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Believing in partnerships has proven to save thousands of dollars for the local government and the territory’s only hospital — The LBJ Tropical Medical Center, referred to as LBJ hospital.
One such partnership is the expertise provided by a team of volunteer doctors...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It's now recorded in the History of American Samoa, his lifetime appointment being sealed and approved on the morning of Tuesday, June 21, 2023 as the Western District Governor — Fai'ivae Iuli Godinet.
His swearing-in ceremony was held at the “Afioga Tufele Li’amatua Sr...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Before the start of the Father’s Day weekend and Juneteenth holiday, American Samoa’s Department of Homeland Security released a special bulletin on Friday, June 16, 2023 “calling upon the members of the general public to remain vigilant and report any sightings of...