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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Emily Ratté and Rachel Jimenez, two Harvard Graduate students, are working on their joint Master’s thesis in collaboration with the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security (ASDHS).
Their research encompasses a comprehensive comparative assessment of emergency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the Superintendent of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Atuatasi-Lelei Peau and several members of the Ocean Exploration Trust team met with Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga to discuss upcoming outreaches and research studies.
The Ocean...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It seems that senators' skepticism with regard to the ASG's so-called 400-acre land in the Independent State of Samoa, allegedly acquired through Atoa-O-Samoa Talks negotiations and is to be used for a cattle farm, was well founded.
This is after reports from Apia quoted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 20, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a concerned mother to report ongoing domestic violence between her son (suspect) and his girlfriend (victim). The victim was 8 months pregnant and later revealed to allegedly be a minor.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 17, 2024, at about 9:33pm, a witness contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding an individual allegedly causing a disturbance in front of TMJ Store in Pavaiai.
When police officers arrived at the scene, they observed a male individual with blood...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday the governor’s office issued a general memorandum reinitiating and appointing members of the ASG Development Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC).
The memorandum noted the composition of the Council must be d i verse and at least 60% individuals with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As part of the funding made available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 American Samoa was awarded $3.7 million in Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) program monies from the US Department of the Treasury.
In a press release issued this week, the Governor’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Complaints of lost luggage from frustrated travelers arriving on Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu, prompted a hearing of the Senate Transportation Committee last Wednesday, where representatives of the airlines testified regarding the issue.
Also testifying was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 20, 2024, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) to report her husband causing a disturbance at their home in Fagaima.
The suspect was apprehended and was charged with Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (PPD) — a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The President’s budget includes $119.1 million in current appropriations for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). The proposal would fund initiatives...