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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the governor’s nominees for membership on the Board of Directors of the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) who was rejected by the Senate in November last year, was yesterday unanimously confirmed.
Yesterday morning before the Senate’s regular session,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In January, police officers patrolling on the Iliili public highway observed an unknown man, who was later identified after found laying on the ground at the right side of the highway.
He was later arrested and charged with Counts 1& 2 of Sexual Abuse in the First...
Lahaina, MAUI (AP) — Lahainaluna football players have been asked to serve as honorary coin toss captains at the Super Bowl
Four Lahainaluna High School sports captains will be at Super Bowl LVIII this weekend as guests of the NFL.
The news comes nearly six months after the Aug. 8 fire that claimed...
Washington, D.C. — the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) passed the bipartisan Pacific Partnership Act, H.R. 7159. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), would bolster U.S. engagement with the Pacific Islands region, an issue which Congresswoman Amata highlights often. She is also an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate Vice President Magalei Logovi’i on Tuesday introduced a Senate Resolution which “seeks to investigate the misuse of the unbudgeted and unobligated revenue of Fiscal Year 2023 in the amount of $36 million and calls for the Attorney General to petition the court for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa National Olympic Committee is in the midst of planning big for their Olympic Heart Day, slated for Feb. 24, from 6am - 9am. It’s open to the public and will be an event focused on activities that not only promote sports in the territory, but also...