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Honolulu, HAWAII — Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Chair Taulapapa Will Sword made an impassioned plea for assistance on the proposed Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) national marine sanctuary at a national meeting of the regional fishery management councils.
In a discussion on the process...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Corrections (ASDC) announced its first Corrections Academy as a new department and kicked off with a church service this past Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 at the CCCAS Pago Pago Church.
During the church service, acting Governor Talauega E. V....
Washington, D.C. — On the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., autumn begins to show its true ‘colors’— perhaps helping Republicans to finally vote in a new Speaker of the House on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 — Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), allowing the House to get back to its main work,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The territory's new airline, Pago Wings, hopes to begin offering charter flights on November 1 while it applies for US Government approval for scheduled air service.
Pago Wings, owned by businessman Papali'i Laulii Alofa, will be operating the charters under Hawaii-based...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The hike in prices for eight food commodities contributed to the slight increase of 0.3% in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of September from the previous month of August, according the BFI report released this week by Commerce Department’s Statistics &...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s Office is making plans to move several government offices to the old ANZ building in Fagatogo.
And it was noted in a letter to Fono leaders that $2 million for the ANZ building and furnishings is part of the now approved $19.50 supplemental for FY 2024 and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 7, 2023, the Department of Public Safety conducted an investigation into two individuals who allegedly assaulted a man by punching the victim with a stone, which left the victim with scratches on the right side of his lip and a bent nose.
Officers responded to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Hospital CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua, welcomed last week on the behalf of the LBJ board of Directors, Dr David Poulsen from the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon.
Dr Poulsen is part of a group that has developed a partnership with LBJ.
Earlier this...
Rome, ITALY — Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka is representing American Samoa at the biennial United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Forum (UNGIYF), which is the only Indigenous-related high-level forum hosted by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
While there are 6,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leone High School made history last Saturday night at the Suigaula o le Atuvasa Beach Park in Utulei, as it made a clean sweep of the Inaugural Moso’oi Cultural Day Siva Competition, topping all seven categories (each with a monetary prize of $500) and the overall prize...