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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — House Bill 38.26 was introduced for its first reading on Wednesday last week in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to create a new provision within Title 11, Chapter 10 of the Excise Tax on Imports, where it would allow for retired U.S. military veterans and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An individual called Fagatogo police headquarters on August 12, 2023 at 10:19 P.M. in regard to a woman, later identified as a Juliet McCarthy, making loud noises in front of his residence.
Officers then proceed to check out the alleged claim and upon reaching the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Performance Audit of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau by the Territorial Audit Office for three fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2022, provided an inside summary of the work by the Bureau and the impact of the local tourism industry in the midst of COVID-19.
According...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mrs. Vera Talamoa Peck of Leone High School represented American Samoa at this year’s Marine Corps Educator’s workshop, from July 31 to August 4, 2023 in San Diego, CA. She is the first candidate from American Samoa to go to a Marine Corps Educator’s Workshop.
The...
Greenbelt, MARYLAND — After the 8.1-magnitude earthquake in 2009 worsened land subsidence [sinking or settling] in American Samoa, NASA scientists introduced InSAR technology, revealing increased subsidence rates post-earthquake. This research underscores the need for accurate data in global...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The only way to stop Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga from building the proposed new hospital at Tafuna — in the old Tafuna housing area, is for the LBJ Board to file a stop order request at the Court.
This is according to Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean.
The matter was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority House Committee, last week Thursday called on ASPA Chief Executive Officer Wallon Young and a colleague Ryan Tootoo to explain the cause of the fire on Sat. Aug 19. In explaining, Young identified there were actually two fires at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Faimealelei Anthony Allen brought up an issue concerning private schools in American Samoa during the House session, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
He communicated that the U.S. Department of Education funding that has paid salaries of private school teachers is being...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Visitors Bureau “needs better controls over its fixed assets” is another finding identified by the Territorial Audit Office during its Performance Audit of the Bureau for three fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Part five of the Samoa News coverage of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “In a significant move to safeguard the territory’s unique marine and terrestrial resources,” the Administration has issued a new executive order, that amends a 2016 order, which initially established the American Samoa Invasive Species Plan and the government’s Invasive...