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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is set to receive $102,742 in federal funding for newborn hearing screening and intervention. “Helping Babies Hear” is the territory’s newborn hearing screening program, which aims to identify infants who may have hearing loss.
This notice Monday from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Marine Patrol Division of the Department of Search and Rescue continued the search on Monday for Vincent Eti (inset) in the waters of Vatia and Afono, who was reported missing since last Friday. The Marine Patrol team is led by Chief Ina Ulberg who said they were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 16th Pacific Community Heads of Fisheries Meeting opened on Monday, April 22, at the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. This year’s meeting chair — American Samoa’s Director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) Taotasi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 8, 2024, a woman contacted Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) reporting that her ex-boyfriend assaulted her inside a store while shopping.
The defendant was apprehended and later charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 4, 2024, a woman (later identified as the victim) contacted the Tafuna Police Substation to report that her husband allegedly assaulted her and threatened to kill her in front of their children.
The suspect later turned himself in and was charged with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Tropical Medical Center (LBJTMC) has announced its partnership with the Department of Education's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Division to launch the Work-Based Learning Experience Program (WBLEP).
The Work-Based Learning Experience Program is designed to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is calling for people to do their part to prevent dengue fever after the dengue outbreak in neighboring Samoa.
In Samoa, the Ministry of Health is advising people to destroy mosquito breeding grounds and keep homes free of the insects, watch for dengue...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Yesterday was Earth Day (Monday), and this week is National Park Week, with Arbor Day coming along on Friday.
“These three events work in harmony to promote taking care of our resources, making responsible trash and recycling choices, supporting the treasures of our...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga has announced in a memo, dated Apr. 22, 2204, that he has expanded the 2024 Flag Day Holiday by observing Tuesday, April 23, 2024, as part of the Flag Day Holiday declared under a general memo issued on Apr. 8th that designated Flag Day as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Governor’s Office press release is disputing the report in PacNews and reprinted in Samoa News last week that the U.S. State Department is opposed to Am Samoa’s membership in the Pacific Islands Forum.
American Samoa’s efforts to seek Associate Membership status in...