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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The current Zoning Board of American Samoa (ZBAS) appointed in January this year is taking firm steps to address complaints from the public regarding commercial structures being built in the middle of their residential neighborhoods, particularly on the western side of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 25, 2024 at about 2:20pm, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) was contacted by a male individual who was requesting assistance regarding his nephew, later identified as David Sagapolutele. The reporter claimed that the suspect was disturbing the peace by allegedly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer reports it has informed Meta, the parent company of Facebook about alleged unauthorized use of its copyrighted logo by a page calling itself Apex Drive Malaysia.
According to the report in the Observer, this page through sponsored content has used the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is looking for volunteers to represent the public’s interests in sanctuary matters and provide advice to the sanctuary superintendent.
The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats:
Education...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Health Committee Chairman Senator Tuiasina Dr. Salamo Laumoli yesterday violated Senate House Rules when he mentioned Senator Satele Aliitai Lili’o’s name in his request that the high number of deaths at LBJ Hospital, not only among adults but also young...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The LBJ Tropical Medical Center announced the establishment of a partnership that will greatly enhance dialysis services in the community by extending dialysis services to rural areas in the territory.
This marks the first instance of delivering such a critical medical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended dengue vaccination for kids ages 9 to 16 in communities where more than 20% of age-eligible persons have previously been infected with the virus. While vaccination offers strong...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate Resolution which "respectfully requests Governor Lemanu to build and maintain a wharf in Fitiuta, Manu'a, to help the people of Manu'a with much-needed transportation and economic development."
The resolution was one of three pieces of legislation introduced in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Airport officials who testified at the Senate Transportation Committee hearing yesterday were told in no uncertain terms that it was complacency and negligence that caused their late response to the incident involving a Talofa Airways aircraft moving forward on its nose...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fiscal Year 2025 Budget bill totaling $733,683,167 million was introduced in the Senate yesterday as the Fono reconvened in both chambers — Senate and House — after the four-week break it took from its 4th regular session of the 38th Legislature.
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