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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is upgrading its permitting process — moving from a paper-based system that required manual routing and lacked a unified tracking system, The ASG financial team chose OpenGov, with solutions that promise to streamline complex permitting processes and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Heat stroke is a term commonly used for hyperthermia or elevated body temperature. Generally speaking, if a pet's body temperature exceeds 103°F (39.4°C), it is considered abnormal or hyperthermic. Body temperatures above 106°F (41°F) without previous signs of illness...
Durham, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Child sexual abuse is uncomfortable to think about, much less talk about. The idea of an adult engaging in sexual behaviors with a child feels sickening. It’s easiest to believe that it rarely happens, and when it does, that it’s only to children whose parents aren’t...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The judges of tonight's 30th Annual Miss American Samoa Pageant have their work cut out for them, as there is no question about the beauty and intelligence of the five contestants who will be vying for the crown.
To give our readers (and judges) a pre-pageant peek at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Born in 1946, the late Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard was an American Samoan academic, writer, poet, and environmentalist and was the first Samoan to become a full professor in the United States. She is the sister of American politician Mike Gabbard and the aunt of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the Aoloau Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) Choir are all smiles as they pose for a photo in their new uniform for their Faigame on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
The Aoloau CCCAS is being led by Rev. Semo Tapaleao (front row, center) and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the news this week is the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) convening in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda from May 27 to May 30. The island nation of Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa, who is also the representative body...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a May 28 memo, Chief of Staff Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola reminded cabinet members that the government’s Island Wide Clean-up is scheduled for Friday, May 31. He said all departments, agencies, offices and authorities are expected to participate in the monthly clean up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bluesky Communications continues to recognize the importance of investing in the empowerment of our community’s young women, which is why they have proudly presented their Gold Sponsorship for the 30th annual Miss American Samoa Pageant.
As the preferred...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has officially approved American Samoa’s 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT) plan, which provides $2.5 million for critical nutrition benefits this summer for an estimated 14,464 of American Samoa’s children.
The Summer...