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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has rejected Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula's nomination of Ma'aelopa BobTuiasosopo as member of the Board of Directors for the LBJ Tropical Medical Center. During their regular session on Monday, seven senators voted in support for Ma'aelopa while four...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s Chief Legal Counsel Barry Pfundt has responded to Hospital Board member Afamasaga Dr. Talifa Talifa Jr.’s letter written earlier this month in which he refused to resign from the LBJ Tropical Medical Center Board of Directors.
The letter, dated October 9,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hospital Board member Afamasaga Dr. Talifa Talifa Jr. has refused to tender his resignation from the LBJ Tropical Medical Center Board of Directors. This was confirmed in his letter to Governor Pulaalii N. Pula, dated October 9, 2025.
Notably, Afamasaga’s letter was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Yesterday's Senate confirmation hearing for Taimalelagi Dr. Claire Tuia-Poumele and Lydia Faleafine-Nomura, both nominated by Gov. Pulaalii N. Pula to serve on the American Samoa Medical Center (ASMC) Board of Directors, was a brief and straightforward proceeding.
Senate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a release issued Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 to the local press, the LBJ Medical Center Board of Directors took issue with a recent article published by Talanei News. The board wrote “it appears that there are material misstatements regarding the services provided by Dr. [...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga’s nomination of Dr. Patrick P. Pedro as a member of the LBJ Medical Center board of directors was rejected by the Senate yesterday after the nominee failed to garner enough “yes” votes for approval.
Six senators voted “yes” while seven of them...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There are reports out of the governor’s office that Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga has held off on his nomination of Dr Victor Terenuku Tofaeono to the hospital board.
As reported earlier, Dr Tofaeono was nominated by Lemanu to replace Dr Malouamaua Tuiolosega on the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Medical professionals met with government leaders this past Thursday to reaffirm their support of the current hospital board Chairman and Vice Chairman as well as personnel changes being implemented.
This was announced by Senator Tuiasina Dr Salamo Laumoli on Friday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A House bill introduced in the Senate yesterday morning seeks to include concurrence by both houses of the legislature to confirm hospital board members.
The bill says that members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite calls by Medical Professionals to renew the term of the hospital’s board of director’s Vice Chair, Dr Jean Anderson, the Governor has nominated Aifili Dr. John Tufa as a member of the A.S.M.C. Board of Directors, replacing Dr Anderson, whose term expires on March...