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(l-r) the Governor’s senior executive assistant, Aoelua Solomona, ODPAM director Lisa Tuato’o and Public Works director Faleosina Voigt
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa will participate in a federal supply chain study in the Pacific region, which includes Hawaii and the other U.S Pacific territories and will be conducted by the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This was confirmed in a news release yesterday...
LBJ HOSPITAL
Pago Page, AMERICAN SAMOA — As one of his first acts as Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ledua Akapusi has opened LBJ Hospital's Non-Urgent Care extension of the Emergency Room. A statement issued by the hospital states that the LBJ is committed to high quality and safe patient care.  “It is our...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has been named Vice Chairman of the full House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) for the 118th Congress, as part of the leadership team of the Committee directed by Chairman Mike Bost. Additionally, she will serve on all her top choices for her six...
former hospital Chief Executive Officer, Moefaauo Bill Emmsley
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was in “the best interest of LBJ to advance without further disruptions,” which led the former hospital Chief Executive Officer, Moefaauo Bill Emmsley to resign from his post. This was outlined in a statement released yesterday morning in response to Samoa News...
Video of police at bicycle incident
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety remains mum on a video circulating online of four police officers trying to subdue a 20-year old male. The video in question was posted on social media  on Saturday and is going viral on Facebook. It appears from the video the incident...
Papalii Laulii Alofa following the SSIC hearing
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee on Friday heard firsthand that local businessman Papalii Laulii Alofa was eager to develop the “Nu’u Fou” land for the benefit of the villages that “own” these lands and that’s why he invested in surveying them. He was...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Health Department issued a COVID health advisory late last week, confirming the presence in American Samoa of three Omicron subvariants. “According to recent sequencing results, the Omicron subvariants BQ1.1, BQ1.1.24 and CH 1.1.3 are present in our territory...
Manumalo Academy contribution to Oregon Health & Science Univ. doctors
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The cardiology team from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is on island conducting clinics for children with heart disease. According to the Health Department, the OSHU medical team arrived last Thursday night and began the clinics on Feb. 02 that will run...
Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono has called for a committee hearing on the controversial importation of eggs from Samoa that has been the subject of news media reports, before the Fono takes its five-week mid-session recess at the close of business today. Speaking at last...
National Prayer Breakfast gathering
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, a yearly bipartisan tradition since 1953 when President Eisenhower attended at the suggestion of evangelist Billy Graham and gave remarks at a prayer breakfast with Members of Congress....

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