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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that it has been awarded 21% of the $20Mil made available by the Federal government under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. It is to be used to plan, develop and adopt two systems — an Eligibility...
shoreline erosion
JUST ASKING? Can ASG or the Fono appropriate some funds to build a seawall to save these trees in Pago Pago across the road from ASCO Motors from erosion? Maybe a couple of million from the $22 million of unobligated and unexpended revenues from Fiscal Year 2022, which was submitted as a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the recently released US Territories Public Debt Outlook 2023 Update report — on the section pertaining to American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga responded to GAO’s findings, which is included in the report. It is the norm for GAO to request responses from governors...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoa News’ reader made the following query: As reported in the Samoa News issue, Aug. 30, 2021 — ‘Senate continues push to raise leaders salaries and allowances’ — “Tuaolo said the $1 million allocation is now in the hands of the Fono, which can do with it what it...
Port workers and Customs officers inspect a mixed cargo container.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a container vessel leaves port, it’s common on the main wharf to see workers and ASG customs agents — as seen in this photo from this past Thursday morning — removing cargo from a container, checking for content. Usually this occurs due to ‘loose’ cargo owned by...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The class action complaint was filed Mar. 21, 2018 at the federal court in Guam by Ronald Parker, Fa’afetai Parker, and Tualagi Gaoteote against ANZ Guam, Inc. and its local subsidiary, ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank on behalf of certain homeowners with residential mortgages...
Rock wall going up on Utulei Beach behind DDW
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News recently noticed over the last few weeks (maybe a month or more now) that there is a ’rock wall’ being built along the shoreline of Utulei Beach — from in front of DDW Beach Cafe along the general beach area. There is also apparently a ‘fill’ going on,...
Fagaitua boat ramp
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council helped fund two boat ramps on the west side of Tutuila: one in Fagaalu and one in the Pala Lagoon area. Both ramps are open to the public, supporting commercial and non-commercial fishing and general boating...