WATCH FOR IT: ASPA bills go up in the face of rising petroleum prices
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As expected, the American Samoa Power Authority issued a “Fuel Surcharge Notification” yesterday confirming the increase in the cost of electricity as the price


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