Fono refuses to hold ASTCA budget hearing, Gov appoints new ASTCA board
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ongoing tension between Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula and the Fono has entered a new chapter, with the Fono’s refusal to hold the American Samoa Telecommu







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