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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) announced this week that all interested cruise ship tour operators, retailers, food sellers and service industry providers must sign up by Jan. 17 at the ASVB office, to be registered into its system. “Only vendors who sign up at...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga confirmed during his State of the Territory’s Address that one of the four super-Alia boats is currently being built, and the Department of Commerce (DOC) aims to deliver it in time for Flag Day 2023. “There will be a small fleet of 4 modern...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An Administration bill proposing to limit the amount of time that land and title disputes may languish before the Office of the Samoa Affairs was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. According to the proposed measure this bill limits the amount of time...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a slight decline 0.4% in November, the Basic Food Index (BFI) recorded a 1.1% increase in December 2022 in food prices tracked on Tutuila, according to the report released this week by the ASG Commerce Department’s Statistics Division.  The BFI reports that twelve...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu’a High School represented American Samoa at the National History Day Summer Institute in Hawaii this week. The student, Lama Petelo was escorted by his teacher, Lio Alofaituli who is American Samoa’s Teacher of the Year 2022. American Samoa was among the 16 schools...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualatua faipule, Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea continues to fight for a law to protect enforcement animals in the territory. In doing so he has sponsored a bill that criminalizes harming of law enforcement animals. An identical bill was introduced during the 37th Legislature...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga signing bill creating Samoan Language Commission
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s State of the Territory Comprehensive Report, distributed to lawmakers on Monday during the opening of the 38th Legislature, includes a summary update on the Samoan Language Commission, which was created by law. The Commission — established during the 37th...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal judge in Honolulu has granted U.S prosecutors’ motion to detain a Samoan man without bail, with a new jury trial date set for the summer this year. Laneserota Fa’avesi Seufale, whom prosecutors say is a citizen of the Independent State of Samoa, pled not guilty...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two senators from Manu’a, Malaepule Saite Moliga and Ma’o Fa’auma S. Gogo are sponsors of a Senate bill, which seeks to amend local law, allowing permanent residents of American Samoa to vote in elections. The bill, introduced during yesterday’s Senate session, seeks to...
Faipule Luaitaua Gene Pan in front of the Fagaitua East Substation
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rep. Luaitaua Gene Pan has called on the Lemanu and Talauega Administration to “re-adjust” their priorities in terms of the public’s safety for residents in the far east. The lawmaker expressed disappointment over the lack of police officer presence at the Fagaitua Sub...

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