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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sunday, April 9 is Easter Sunday, the most sacred holiday on the Christian calendar. Last week Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga issued his Easter message telling the territory, "This Easter, we give thanks to the Lord for the gift of His Beloved Son -who is the central,...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor has sent out a virtual gag order to Executive branch employees and ASG leaders instructing them not to appear for any hearings in the House of Represenativies. In memorandum 072-23 issued Thursday, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga wrote, “At this time, all testimony...
Flag Day decorations 2020
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The monthly Islandwide Cleanup has been set up this month to coincide with Flag Day decorations, which is scheduled for Monday, April 10, 2023, according to a general memorandum, dated Apr 3rd, distributed by the Governor’s Office. “All departments, agencies, and offices...
Crowd at the basketball game
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A “comedy of errors” led to the fights that took place at the ASHSAA championship basketball game between Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School and Manumalo Academy High School, this past Monday night, April 3, 2023, at the Manumalo Academy gymnasium. It started going...
LBJ HOSPITAL
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —Evidence documenting alleged collusion between the LBJ Medical Center hospital’s former LBJ procurement manager Joe Langkilde and the owners of Lucky Star INC/ Canton Mart were uncovered during an internal investigation by an overseas financial consultant. It is alleged...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over a year since the establishment by law of the Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has submitted to the Fono for confirmation the eleven members of the commission. Also submitted to the Fono for review and approval, is...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Broadband Coordinator, Opportunities, Redevelopment and Deployment (BCORD) Office has been created within the American Samoa Department of Commerce, according to Executive Order 007 — 2023, in accordance with the powers and authority granted to the...
ASG Tax Office
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The fourth batch of tax refund checks for 2022 tax filers — totaling more than $3.9 million will be released today — Thursday, Apr. 6, said Treasurer Malemo Tausaga in a brief statement yesterday morning. According to the statement, a total of 963 taxpayers who filed on...
Chuck Leota and Justin Tuiasosopo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To address the communications problems with dropped calls occurring between the two cellular communication companies servicing American Samoa, Bluesky and the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) were summoned to testify on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 before...
HAWAII AIRLINES ON PPG RUNWAY
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hawaiian Airlines corporate office has confirmed that a mechanical issue prompted the delay of Monday night’s flight from Pago Pago to Honolulu and the flight didn’t depart until yesterday afternoon. Samoa News received information early yesterday morning that Monday’s...

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