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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pre Flag Day activities are underway with the boxing tourney this past Saturday (see story in sports) and the traditional church service on Sunday: (L-R) Speaker Savali Ale, Lt. Governor Lemanu Mauga, Governor Lolo Moliga, former Governor Togiola Tulafono, DOI Asst....
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate Joint Resolution giving the Fono authority to over-ride a vote by the governor, instead of the US Interior Secretary, was approved by the House last Wednesday, the last day of the 3rd Regular Session of the 35th Legislature.
With the House approval, the Joint...
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The 2018 Flag Day Fautasi Race was canceled by Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, due to harsh weather conditions, making it hard to line up the boats at the starting point for a fair race.
A meeting was expected to be held later in the day (Saturday, Am Samoa time) with all the captains to...
Adelaide, AUSTRALIA — American Samoa was showcased at this past weeks’ 2018 South Pacific Tourism Exchange campaign held in Adelaide, Australia, where American Samoa Visitors Bureau executive director with buyers from Australia, USA, China, India, Fiji and Singapore.
Vaeafe said the “caliber of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is commemorating our one of a kind Flag Day celebration that hails both our Samoan culture and our patriotic love for the United States, and released the following statement:
“On April 17th, our week-long celebration culminates when all of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Not paying your hospital bills is not an excuse for not renewing your Immigration ID. When your ID expires, you become an illegal immigrant here in the territory. If you become an illegal immigrant then you can’t work; and if you can’t work, you don’t get paid and you...
Pago Pago, AMAERICAN SAMOA — This is a special bulletin from the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security – TEMCO issued at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2018
There have been reports of another laser beam incident blinding the Hawaiian Airline (HA) pilot’s cockpit as of last night’s flight...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Treasury Department has granted American Samoa’s request for the entire territory to be designated as an “Opportunity Zone” — a federal program created under the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act “to spur investment in distressed communities throughout” the US.
The US...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Inc. will make not only a monetary donation but they will also donate cases of tuna in support of the Flag Day 2018 organizing committee — with StarKist Samoa employees taking only two days off next week to celebrate the 118 years since American Samoa became a...
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CHICAGO — A Samoana High School alumnus is now the president of the Student Government Association at North Park University in the Windy City.
Rakiiba Va'alele, a college senior majoring in Business Management, is a Class of 2015 graduate of the Blue Empire, where her mother Foa currently serves as...