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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S President Joe Biden’s “Investing in America Agenda” has catalyzed over $69 million in new investments across American Samoa since taking office in 2021, according to the White House, which released late last week, separate Fact Sheets on Biden’s agenda for all states...
ASG Agriculture director Solialealofiotagaloa I. T. Mutini
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  With only one local egg farm on island there’s a long-standing problem of insufficient supply of eggs in American Samoa, and that was brought home by the shipping gridlock during the COVID-19 pandemic, ASG Agriculture director Solialealofiotagaloa I. T. Mutini said...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through an Apr. 03 Executive Order, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga established within the Executive Branch a new entity, the American Samoa Innovation Authority (ASIA), a semi-autonomous agency of ASG, to be governed by a five-member board. ASIA will oversee the implementation...
Aoelua Solomona Aoelua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nine months into his tenure as Office of Public Information Director, Aaron Hall has submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Office and yesterday afternoon the governor appointed Aoelua Solomona Aoelua as acting director. KVZK news confirmed Hall’s resignation on...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “After-the-Fact Purchases” and “Vendor’s Advance Payments” were among the issues raised in findings outlined in the Performance Audit report by the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) of the more than $14 million in federal CARES Act funding awarded to the Health Department (...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga is among the governors from states and territories already confirmed to attend and speak at the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit set for May 1-4 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland — just outside of...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has declared April 7, 2023, Good Friday, a holiday in American Samoa in a general memorandum, released yesterday, Monday, April 3. He says that “all govenment offices will be closed and normal activities will be suspended on that day. “...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Claims of misconduct led to the termination of the hospital Procurement Manager Joe Langkilde from the LBJ Medical Center Hospital. This is confirmed in a letter dated February 9, 2023 signed by Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Akapusi Ledua citing two incidents — one...
Dr. Jean Anderson
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On her last day as a member of the LBJ Medical Center board of directors, Mar. 30, Dr. Jean Anderson also received a new appointment, as “executive director” to the board, according to a statement by board chairman, Dr. Malouamaua ‘Malo’ Tuiolosega. In a separate...
Dr Malouamaua Tuiolosega
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chairman of the hospital board, Dr Malouamaua Tuiolosega is clearing the air on a number of concerns pertaining to authority of the board; recent management appointments; letters of support; the $1,000 allowance for additional meeting and the hiring of the former Vice...

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