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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Audit Office’s Performance Audit of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau for three fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2022 revealed “several areas that require the Bureau’s attention due to the lack of policies and procedures,” according to TAO audit report, to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The Chair of the Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN) — who is also Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo — reports that the smuggling of illicit drugs within the region continues to increase, and its roots trace back to South America.
The Samoa...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata is welcoming notice Tuesday of $256,670 in federal funds for American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency under the leadership of CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai.
This grant, administered by the US Department of Justice’s Office on...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — Lt. Governor Talauega E. V. Ale in his capacity as Acting Governor welcomed U. S. Navy Commander Robert L. Moran at the Governor's Office on Thursday, August 17, 2023. They discussed the future of Navy recruitment and collaborative efforts in American Samoa.
A press...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming official notice of $2 million in federal funding for local mental health and substance abuse behavioral services for prevention and treatment efforts.
This is a new award, resulting from the local application efforts of Fiso...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Officers of the Department of Public Safety Marine Patrol Division are currently receiving top-level instruction and hands-on training in a three-week training program, facilitated by the US Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Honolulu 91107.
Team...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dr. James Gebhard and his wife Helen were honored with an appreciation luncheon last Friday hosted by LBJ Hospital administrators at the DDW Restaurant in Utulei.
Taking leave of the territory after their year and a half of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Governor Talauega E. V. Ale in his capacity as Acting Governor personally conducted a “walk through” for “key leaders” at the Tafuna Correctional Facility last week. Those accompanying the acting governor were not named in a press released issued yesterday by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — PJ Isaako was one of the participants of this year’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Writing a brief summary of his experience that he shared with Samoa News, he wrote that for the 8-week program he worked at the American Samoa Government Department of Human Resources.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Independent auditors cited “volatile market conditions” as the reason the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) recorded a loss of more than $37 million in fiscal year 2022 from FY 2021.
Prepared by the U.S-based firm of Moss Adams LLP, the audit...