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TBAS BUILDING WITH LOGO
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting CEO of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa, Owen Peery and Director of the Office of Financial Institutions Tuasivi John Marsh were called to the House of Representatives on Monday, October 2, 2023 to provide an update on issues at TBAS.  Members of the...
TROPICAL CYCLONE GRAPHIC
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The tropical cyclone outlook for 2023/2024 predicts that the Samoa archipeligo will likely experience at least one tropical cyclone event in the period from November to April next year.. The typical cyclone season coincides with the summer monsoon, with the most severe...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Lt. Gov. Talauega E.V. Ale
Washington, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) through the Office of Insular Affairs’ Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) program is providing $4,193,840 in federal funding for the American Samoa Power Authority and the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority. This grant will be used...
Sen. Togiola Tulafono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee met yesterday after the regular session to discuss the report prepared by the Department of Homeland Security on the cross-border trip by the locally-owned boat Kite Runner to Samoa and back. SSIC Chairman Senator Togiola T.A....
Senate President Tuaolo M. Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The hearing before the Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) last week revealed that a lack of proper action to hold government officials accountable for their involvement in the American Samoan-registered boat, Kite Runner, is a "national embarrassment,"...
Pulou- Alaimalo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Human Resource Director Lynn Pulou-Alaimalo, along with the Assistant Attorney General Lynne Blankenbeker, were called before the House last week Thursday to explain the language of an amendment to the legislation concerning military leave in American...
Briefs logo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All thirteen House representatives present at last week Wednesday’s House session voted yes to a bill that would add $20,000 to the office expense allowances of the Fono, which becomes effective as soon as it’s signed into law by the Governor. In addition, the Senate has...
ANA logo
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating the American Samoa Community College and the Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation for their new federal ANA grant awards. ASCC GRANT ASCC will receive  $400,000 yearly for three years, totaling $1.2 million. These ANA...
Lava Lamps with meth
Saipan, CNMI — The Northern Marianas customs authority has seized 4.5 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine (meth) smuggled in glitter lava lamps. The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Division of Customs and Biosecurity estimated the street value of the illegal drug was US$1.8 million. meth...
The Thai USA team
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A team of four Registered Nurses from the Thai USA Company are here to check out how the Registered Nurses contracted from Thailand are doing in a US territory. Thai Nurse USA is run by Registered Nurses originally from Thailand but work and live in the USA.  They...

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