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Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata hailed Senate passage of a bill to replenish the urgently needed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small business assistance, including new support for hospitals and small lenders.
The House will consider the $484 billion interim economic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appointed Afalava Eliki Afalava as acting director of the Department of Administrative Services, after Malaepule Lua Moliga resigned from the post early last week.
Lolo made the appointment in an Apr. 15th memo to cabinet members saying...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two probationers who tested positive for drugs were given a second chance by the court when they appeared for a Disposition Hearing last week.
Pelenato Faalelei and Tipasa Lauina were each charged with contempt of court, the charge they later admitted to after receiving...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Apr. 16th memo to Chief of Customs Elisara Elisara, the ASG Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a suspended for 90-days the implementation of the customs declaration entry fee increase of $5, which was effective Apr. 15th.
The memo came 24-hours after Elisara issued a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa needs additional federal financial resources to address the deadly coronavirus, which has “hemorrhaged our local revenues”, says Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, who noted that ASG’s is estimated to close the current fiscal year with a more than $5 million...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is pleased and very happy to announce that the American Samoa Government has just received $35,173,619.50 from the US Treasury Department pursuant to Section 601(b) of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three engineers for StarKist Co., arrived this past Saturday morning on a private jet, which took off from Honolulu, and were briefly quarantined at Fatuoaiga, before they later tested negative for the coronavirus and are now staying at StarKist company housing.
Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old man from Kokoland is now in custody on the allegation that he assaulted a 17-year-old girl by dragging her inside a vehicle, beating her and ripping her clothes.
Victor Ameperosa, who was arrested by police two weeks ago made his initial appearance before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With serious concerns over the increase in coronavirus cases in Hawaii, where its COVID-19 curve appears to be only at the beginning, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga requested Hawaiian Airlines for an additional 30-day suspension of flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 50-year-old stepfather convicted of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepdaughter over a period of 10 months will serve 7 years at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
(In the interest of protecting the minor victim, Samoa News is withholding the name of all...