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Congresswoman Amata and ASPA Acting Executive Director Wallon Young
Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, May 4, 2020 — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant for American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) of over $1.2 million through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This award provides $1,200,749.98 in federal funding for...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at the start of the ASG COVID-19 task force meeting Sunday, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga commended the hard work by the task force and its working group as well as other agencies for providing data and information that resulted in US President Donald Trump...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa needs additional federal financial resources to address the deadly coronavirus, which has “hemorrhaged our local revenues”, says Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, who noted that ASG’s is estimated to close the current fiscal year with a more than $5 million...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s request to the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a waiver of the local 25% cost share for the COVID-19 national emergency declaration is “being held until the actual obligations for this disaster has been calculated.” This is...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government and the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have signed the service agreement that expedites activities aimed to empower ASG to quickly and effectively implement efforts to combat the deadly coronavirus pandemic. This is according...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the American Samoa Government’s financial coffers overburdened from the measles outbreak, followed by three back-to-back storms in February, and now the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has requested a federal government waiver for American Samoa’s 25...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed an in-depth briefing provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Region 9 Director Robert Fenton on the agency’s action plan to assist in coronavirus efforts in American Samoa and other island territories, and she supports...
Cmdr. James Willingham in the cockpit
Cmdr. James Willingham, HC-130 Hercules airplane pilot, flies into Pago Pago, American Samoa, April 1, 2020. Working in concert with FEMA and the U.S. Air Force, logistics were coordinated to ensure the timely and successful delivery of various supplies including medical supplies from the Strategic...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal government is providing assistance to American Samoa, under US President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first shipment of personal protective equipment is due to arrive on island soon. This is according to US Federal...
Building site for the new fono building.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the cost of the proposed new two-story Fono building escalates with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maintaining that the structure must meet federal regulations, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is requesting Congresswoman Aumua Amata’s assistance in...

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