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The Fono building site
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A New Zealand company has begun drilling in preparation for pile driving that United States authorities require for the construction of American Samoa's new Legislature. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that is because the new building will be located in a...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, DC — A combined $2 million in federal funds is being made available to American Samoa for security purposes in three different preparedness grants through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Congresswoman Aumua Amata...
Head of Public Works' architectural/engineering division, Joe Pereira and Public Works director Faleosina Voigt
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Head of Public Works' architectural/engineering division, Joe Pereira and Public Works director Faleosina Voigt testified yesterday before the Senate Public Works Committee on the status of the new two-story Fono building construction, which has been on hold since last...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man alleged to have been upset with his sponsor because of issues stemming from the disbursement of a FEMA check has been arrested and charged with second degree attempted murder and first degree assault. Vaimoe Seumau made his initial appearance in District Court...
Rendering of proposed new Fono Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has suggested to the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Department of Port Administration’s planned “Bulkhead Project” is a buffer to reduce the risk of wave surges to the new Fono building. This was cited in Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IX Administrator, Robert Fenton is open and willing to work with the American Samoa Government to “fashion mutually beneficial solutions” regarding the proposed new two-story multi-million-dollar Fono building. However...
Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga is leading an ASG delegation, which met this week in Washington D.C. with top US Department of Interior officials before heading to Oakland, California to meet with US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV officials. “We are...
American Samoa Executive Office Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $500K was paid out in overtime hours for American Samoa Government employees who worked during the recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Gita early this year, according to a revelation in the fiscal year 2018 performance report for the Department of Human...
Building site for proposed new Fono building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To address issues of concern raised by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency over the construction of the new Fono building, Gov. Lolo Matalasi plans to form a task force that will recommend changes to “local regulations that will align more closely with federal...
This August Samoa News file photo shows sitework at the location of the new fono building under construction.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga will be sending out this week his official response to the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regarding concerns raised over the construction of the new Fono building, which the federal agency says does not comply with federal...

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