October 2023
A majority of licensed nurses now working at LBJ Hospital are local
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Hospital now employs 60 plus local nurses including Licensed Practical and Registered ones, LPNs and RNs.
Man accused of stealing and trashing a house in 2022 finally set for arraignment
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of unlawfully entering a home in Pago Pago will be arraigned today — nearly one year after the incident was reported and he was taken into custody
Samoa taxpayer-funded ' fa'aoso' gifts shipped to Pago
Apia, SAMOA — Samoan taxpayer-funded gifts were presented to the visiting American Samoa delegation last Friday at the conclusion of the 4th Atoa o Samoa conference which was hosted by Samoa.
RobotLAB inks landmark robotics partnership with Am Samoa DOE
Dallas, TEXAS — Leading robotics integrator, RobotLAB, is providing 150+ education technology carts to every public school in American Samoa as part of a landmark deal with the territory's Departme
Governor institutes monthly budget and revenue collections meeting
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga has set a new policy requiring a monthly meeting on budget analysis and revenue collections on the second Thursday of every month.
Two Months later: Maui County still won't say who was in charge during Lahaina fire
Lahaina, MAUI — A representative from the Maui County Joint Operations Center responded to an Island News request, asking who was directing Maui County's emergency response between the critical hou
Two graduates of Fiji Nat’l University’s MBBS program are LBJ’s first homegrown doctors
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two American Samoan women stepped up a few years back to help alleviate the doctor shortage at LBJ Hospital, which has now gained two new fledgling doctors as a
New Entry Waiver program for Samoa citizens in effect tomorrow
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Entry Permit Waiver Program (PW7) — which is the “7 Days Entry Permit Waiver Program for Samoa citizens” entering the territory, will become effective Thurs
Fiji's Lau Group dancers photo & caption
These two beautiful ladies are from the Lau Group of islands in Eastern Fiji, which is the area most heavily influenced by the Tongan culture.