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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has instructed the Health Department and others to come up with a set policy to follow for the use of the ASG charter, operated by Samoa Airways, for flights to and from the Manu’a island group.
The governor gave the verbal instructions at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A preliminary examination (PX) before Chief Justice Michael Kruse last week regarding a matter where an inmate refused to submit to random testing inside the Territorial Correctional Facility revealed that the two Probation officers who went over to conduct the test,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The third co-defendant in the court case where a family allegedly found a way to tamper with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) service to get power illegally — without being metered or charged is now in custody.
When Ernie Aetui was taken into custody, police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The groundbreaking ceremony for a long-awaited dock for larger American Samoa fishing vessels took place yesterday morning at the Malaloa Marina in Pago Pago. Gov. Lolo M. Moliga, members of his staff and cabinet, the Silva Group contractors and members of the Western...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech this week announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020 grant application deadline for the Technical Assistance Program (TAP), the Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and the Coral...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) has received applications from local businesses that are pending approval for funding under the US Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) — the federal program, which assists businesses impacted by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —Injured fireman, Ta'ita'ifono "Tinei” Igafo was medivaced to a New Zealand hospital Wednesday afternoon.
ASG Medicaid Office director Sandra King-Young told Samoa News yesterday that Igafo was admitted around midnight (Thursday in New Zealand) at the ICU at Christchurch...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Chamber of Commerce has established its COVID-19 Economic Task Force (CETF), whose members are leaders representing various local industries. They had “very successful” first meeting on Tuesday, says Chamber chairperson Ella Gurr, who is also a member...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — Plaintiffs in the US citizenship case have asked a federal appeal’s court to “affirm” a lower court decision to grant citizenship to persons born in American Samoa, which is “in the United States” within the meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man, who is on probation for 5 years after being convicted for giving marijuana cigarettes to a high school student two years ago was ordered by the High Court to immediately depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 5-year...