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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The State of Critical Infrastructure highlights the projects various departments are striving to complete or have completed for FY 2023 using US grant funding.
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The Department of Public Works leads the work providing not only maintenance work and emergency repairs,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 30, 2023, at about 2:29am, a woman entered the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) to report an alleged assault by 3 individuals in Mapusaga at their residence. These individuals were later identified as the boyfriend of the victim, Malala Malo, sister of the victim’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 30, 2023, at around 2:59am, a terrified woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding a male individual later identified as Michael Tunoa who was allegedly breaking into her house by “prying the window and front door.”
The defendant was charged...
Washington, D.C. — crucial House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing Thursday examining Congresswoman Amata’s bill to restore self-determination to American Samoa, was followed by a snowstorm grounding most flights out of Washington on Friday, where she attended the Inauguration of President...
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.
Hosted by...
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,...