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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the Lemanu-Talauega administration continues road improvement projects across the territory, the groundbreaking to begin the work on the Malaeimi Village Access Road took place on Friday, February 09, 2024.
The proposed project includes paving an access road leading...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate last week passed in third reading the bill sponsored by Senator Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono, which would prohibit a member of the Immigration Board from acting as a sponsor.
The bill also removes the provision stating, members shall serve on the board until a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has signed into law Senate Bill 38-24, which is “an act amending the selection process of Senators to establish a deadline by which each respective county must determine their candidate no later than the first Tuesday of December on each...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Bluesky Board of Directors, along with its chairman and the ATH CEO met with Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, for key discussions aimed at exploring opportunities to harness the telecom and technological expertise of ATH (Bluesky’s parent company)....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 8, 2024, at about 2:10pm as police officers conducted their routine patrol after schools were released, “bystanders waved down the officers and yelled out that the kids were about to fight.”
Police officers then noticed a male individual, who is well-known to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 4, 2024, a woman walked into the Central Station, crying and asked to file a report against her brother, Vagatai Tupa’i, who she claimed had threatened her.
The defendant was apprehended and later charged with Count 1— Peace Disturbance, a class C misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mange is a common term people use for any dog with skin disease, especially the ones with hair loss and itchiness. However, mange refers to specific skin diseases caused by mites. Mange is caused by different kinds of mites, and affects many kinds of animals, including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest consumer spending data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics’ 2024 Super Bowl survey found that a record 200.5 million U.S. adults plan to tune in to the big game. This year, 112.2 million people plan to throw or attend...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean on Monday this week received an administrative request from Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga for a bill appropriating the sum of $3.1 MIL from unobligated and unexpended revenues from Fiscal Year 2022 to supplement the Fiscal Year 2024...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is getting ready for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawaii this June. The Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) is the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders.
This dynamic showcase of arts and culture was...