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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG has set a new compensation threshold policy for graduates holding Associate of Arts degrees and high school diplomas entering the workforce, according to Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga who established the entry pay scale through a directive issued Wednesday this week,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the American Samoa Government’s long term obligations is the “accrued compensated absences” which totaled more than $10.96 million at the close of fiscal year 2019, according to ASG audit financial report for FY 2019 by the auditing firm, Larson & Company PC....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was during a House Health Committee hearing with the Director of the State Medicaid Office, Sandra King-Young, that she said the reason why Hawaii does not allow patients under the referral program to be treated at their hospitals anymore was because the American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 30th around 9p.m, the Central Police Station in Fagatogo received a phone call from a female saying that her uncle was walking around the house with a machete in his hand and their family needed police assistance. The caller further told police that her uncle had...
Washington, D.C. — On Thursday Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in a vote and mark up of bills in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC). She highlighted four Veterans’ bills she recently cosponsored, including two passed Thursday by the Committee.
“These bills support our Veterans in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has submitted to the Fono for confirmation this week one director appointee as well as members for the Campaign Spending Commission and Election Board.
The new director appointee is Tialuga Vincent Iuli as Director of the Office of Public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local official with the U.S National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and two ASG cabinet members “have smoothed things over” during a meeting yesterday, following the destruction of a federal government project — established eight-years ago — at the NOAA...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The cost-share paid by non-Medicaid passengers on the medical charter flight to Honolulu last week, went to Hawaiian Airlines to pay for the balance of the cost of the charter, totaling more than $200,000, according to Sandra King-Young, director of the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The sponsor of a 35-year-old woman, an overstayer convicted of violating local drug laws, was ordered by the court to pay the defendant’s fine of $2,000 within 5 years, which is the period of probation for the defendant. Furthermore, the defendant was ordered to depart...
Washington, D.C.— Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed federal funds for an essential airport runway rehabilitation project in Ofu. Under the recent CARES Act, the federal share of this Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant...