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WASHINGTON — NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday at the Ocean Biodiversity Summit in Washington, D.C.
The MOU aims to advance collaborative efforts to understand and conserve the biodiversity of the world’s ocean ecosystems.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Coral reef at Swains Island in American Samoa, showing an assemblage of plating Montipora coral and branching cauliflower coral Pocillopora meandrina.
The Swains Island is mentioned in the 2024 State of the Territorial Comprehensive Report as part of ASTCA’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The start-up airline Pago Wings, which has yet to begin commercial operations, allegedly ignored a 2023 tax notice concerning the importation of a Tecnam P2012 aircraft number N1202P.
According to aviation industry online publication, ch-aviation.com, ASG Treasurer...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators last week unanimously approved the appointment of Motusaga Peleti to the position of Secretary to the Senate, replacing former secretary Leo’o Va’a Ma’o who has been absent for more than a year due to health issues requiring treatment in the mainland.
The matter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Graduate School USA is offering a three-day virtual grant training session for ASG personnel January 29-31, 2024. With funding support from the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, courses are available free of charge for government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Search and Rescue (DSAR) has announced the retirement of the Department of Fire Protection Chief Cliff U. O’Brien, in a media release dated January 22, 2024. His last day was on Dec. 25, 2023.
A farewell luncheon was held for O’Brien on Jan. 19, 2024,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2024 State of the Territory Comprehensive Report re-states throughout that the foremost goal for the Lemanu-Talauega Administration is “enhancing the health” of its citizens. And despite considerable strides in doing just that “there is much work ahead to address the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Congregational Christian Church of Samoa in Kunia was the Oahu venue for last week’s Town Hall meeting hosted by ASG’s Hawaii Office, which aimed to celebrate Samoan heritage and discuss key community initiatives.
One of the highlights of the evening was the detailed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Graduate School USA and the American Samoa Territorial Audit Office hosted its third annual training course for all ASG personnel. The three-day training — Jan. 16- 18 — was funded by the U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs.
Chief Legal Counsel of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Governor Talauega E.V. Ale opened his testimony last week before the Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs on HR 6062, with a firm reminder to the Subcommittee that American Samoa “is the only US territory that has to come to...