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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In comparing LBJ hospital’s financial performances for FY2021 and 2023, it becomes clear that while there have been efforts to stabilize and improve the hospital’s finances, the financial difficulties LBJ continues to face become apparent in light of its increased...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 5, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding her son allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
The officers later apprehended the suspect and charged him with Count 1: Assault- Third Degree (DV) With Penalty Enhancement — a class...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) received approval this week from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its Intended Use Plan for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Child Care Stabilization Award. Currently, 46 authorized child...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI), and Congressman James Moylan (Guam), are working together in a bipartisan effort to protect critical Medicare funding for dialysis facilities in the Pacific territories.
The Members of Congress...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This is the design plan for the $100 million Airport terminal that will begin work next year. It is designed by the architecture, engineering and geospatial consulting firm Woolpert from Ohio.
According to the press release the design will enable flights to Honolulu and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The director of the Department of Search and Rescue (DSR), Save Liuato Tuitele told lawmakers in Monday’s budget hearings that funding from federal sources for functions now carried out by DSR remain with the entities that performed the functions before DSR was created...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 20, 2024, police officers at the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) responded to a crowd of people at the Fagatogo Pavilion who witnessed a hit and run of an old man.
The defendant was reported to have fled the scene but was later apprehended and charged with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a renewed dedication to the development of every student in American Samoa, the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) held a special church service at the Fagaima Methodist Church “Ave ole Fetūao” on Sunday, August 25, to officially open the new School...
The Womens Coalition of American Samoa has invited local media along with the public to a gubernatorial forum for three days this week. Tthe forum is reviving an opportunity for voters to hear the platforms of the candidates for Governor and Lt Governor and to make an informed decision.
Scheduled...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — President and Mrs. Obama, along with Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, announced today, Tuesday, August 27, the third cohort of Voyager Scholarship for Public Service recipients, including Easterlei Tuitasi from American Samoa.
Ms. Tuitasi is a Fa’asao/ Marist...