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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators were not happy with government overspending of the 2023 Fiscal Year budget, which exceeded $40 million with blatant disregard for established rules and regulations to control government funds, according to a report submitted by government Treasurer Malemo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 12, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received multiple calls from individuals at Faleniu reporting a fight that had broken out over a land dispute. It was revealed that gunshots were fired.
When police officers arrived at the scene in Faleniu, it was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Registration is now open for the 48th Annual Flag Day Performing Arts Festival, April 11 – 13. Show off that siva Samoa choreography and get an artist honorarium for it . A Valid ID is required to register. Call 633-4490/5613 for more information.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in Tuesday’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) meetings, gave remarks, and spoke with various administration officials and the leaders of the territories. Congresswoman Amata highlighted her legislation for American Samoa, H.R....
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is making $1.8 million available to conduct a basin study of Tutuila in conjunction with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA).
In making the funds available, the Bureau points to American Samoa’s challenges related to climate change, water...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), has been visiting allies in the South Pacific – such as Samoa, New Zealand and Australia – as the service looks to expand its impact in the Indo-Pacific region.
Speaking to media by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leaders from various Samoan churches and youth organizations gathered at the American Samoa Government- Hawai’i office on Tuesday, Feb. 20 for updates and discussion on various events that will take place during the 2024 Samoan Heritage Festival that will take place at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Samoan Affairs Committee conducted a hearing on Tuesday to discuss a proposed Senate bill, which would “allow for mediation of communal lands and matai titles cases to be referred to the Office of Samoan Affairs.”
District governors for Manu’a and the Western...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 21, 2024, at about 4:05pm, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) requesting assistance in removing her husband, Faigame Iuta from her house in Vaitogi. It was revealed that there was a Civil Protection Order in which Mr. Iuta must not be within...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Climate change is the major focus of the administration when reporting on the State of the Environment in its 2024 State of the Territory Comprehensive Report. It reports that “climate change is an imminent reality with extensive global, regional, and local consequences...