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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal government report identifies American Samoa and Fiji, as the two Pacific Islands economies with potential to increase exports by outsourcing services to the United States through business process outsourcing (BPO) and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO).
“Fiji...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of the Interior funded grant management workshop was well attended drawing 140 direct recipients and sub-recipients registering for the one day in-person new grantee course at the ASCC Multipurpose Center on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
The Graduate School USA,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of Sept. 29 this year, 289 new businesses in American Samoa were registered out of 3,548 existing ones, according data in the National Entrepreneurship Month of November proclamation issued yesterday by acting governor, Talauega E. V. Ale, who called on the community...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa currently ranks 12th in the world for the highest prevalence of diabetes cases per capita. This was revealed during a church service recognizing November as National Diabetes Awareness Month, organized by the LBJ Diabetes Program and the Church of Jesus...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 47th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Business Meeting convened on October 26, 2023, at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef on St. Thomas, VI where Pacific Territories White House Director for Intergovernmental Affairs Gretchen Sierra-Zorita announced her...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has been awarded $116,850 from the Office of Insular Affairs, as a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for Regional Biosecurity Training Support.
The grant, which has been designated for Regional Biosecurity Training Support,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A group of young and enthusiastic Physicians Assistant (PA) students enjoyed for the first time, the taste of a typical Samoan feed, as part of the 18th annual Tisa’s Tattoo Festival in Alega on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Fresh from the umu, their plates were filled...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Exports from American Samoa — driven by increased U.S consumer demand for canned tuna — contributed to the spike in exports from Pacific Islands economies in 2020 to the United States, according the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) report released yesterday on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Students in grades K through 12 have been invited to celebrate threatened and endangered species in the Pacific Islands region with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual art contest.
Winning artwork will be featured in an exhibition and online.
For...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 18th Annual Tisa’s Tattoo Festival at Tisa's Barefoot bar 2023 in Alega, successfully celebrated the completion of its first malofie and malu on Saturday night, October 28, 2023.
The celebration of the first completed pair started at 8pm, with an evening service in "...