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Washington, D.C. — Saturday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released that in the final seconds of the 114th Congress — they passed her fishing bill, the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, which helps to ensure that the U.S fishing industry will have better access to fisheries in international...
American Samoa has completed a living-wage study, which identifies a specific minimum wage needed for a family of six to afford to live in the territory, according to information in the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Dec. 2 to Congressional members.
The 110-page report by...
The fall 2016 Commencement Ceremony at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will take place this Friday, December 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in the college’s Gymnasium. Pending final exam results, 141 students are scheduled to graduate with their degrees and certificates.
Governor Lolo M....
![“Pay it Forward, Toy Drive”, drop off bin at the Cost-U-Less store. The toy drive project is to help children of Samoa Tuna Processors employees, who will be laid off at the end of this week. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/toy%20drive%20117.jpg?itok=JZJdRJCl "“Pay it Forward, Toy Drive”, drop off bin at the Cost-U-Less store. The toy drive project is to help children of Samoa Tuna Processors employees, who will be laid off at the end of this week. [courtesy photo]")
With the holiday season in full swing, some employees of Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. — about 800 are faced with an uncertain financial future, with their Christmas celebrations more than possibly scaled back for their children — or in some cases, nothing at all will be done.
To assist the STP...
Born 1927, Lawrence (Larry) A. Broquet, 89, passed away on November 28, 2016 after a brief illness. He started his career in educational television teaching World History at WTVS Channel 56 in Detroit, and that launched him on the adventure of a lifetime when he and his wife Jean and their four...
![2017 Territorial Teacher of the Year, Dana Love-Ili, receiving a kava bowl, which was among her awards and many prizes for being TTOY, during last week’s ASDOE sponsored TTOY celebratory event at the Tradewinds Hotel Pavilion. [photo: FS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Love-Ili%206253_0.jpg?itok=LaDEBXZt "2017 Territorial Teacher of the Year, Dana Love-Ili, receiving a kava bowl, which was among her awards and many prizes for being TTOY, during last week’s ASDOE sponsored TTOY celebratory event at the Tradewinds Hotel Pavilion. [photo: FS]")
Teacher training and continuing education is essential for American Samoa to “empower our students and enhance their learning,” declared 2017 Territorial Teacher of the Year, Dana Love-Ili, during her speech, which stressed the importance of continuing education for teachers, at last Friday’s...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga says the government will never be able to catch up with paying its bills because of the way the current ASG system is set up and he is looking into sending to the Legislature a supplemental appropriation for the current fiscal year 2017.
The governor’s comments were made...
Local businessman and US longline fleet owner Carlos Sanchez says “shame on this ASG administration” for telling an international fishery meeting, with more than 500 delegates that the US flagged fleet in Pago Pago is “American Samoa’s fleet” which he says has been called by Gov. Lolo Matalasi...
As cabinet directors of the Executive Branch prepare to hand in their letters of resignation, or have already done so, by later next week, Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has called on directors to refrain from making personnel changes to their workforce during the transition period into the new four-...