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Pago Wings plane on the runway
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pago Wings performed trial flights to the Manu'a islands last week. These flights were specifically designated as test flights aimed at assessing payload capacities, and notably, passengers were on board during these assessments. This meticulous testing process is...
BASEBALL FIELDS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga during his State of the Territory Address Monday emphasized the admin’s commitment to infrastructure improvements and after years of neglect, improvements were made to the Little League Baseball Field (left) and Tony Solaita Baseball Field (right...
Aoelua Solomona Aoelua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — KVZK-TV Acting Director Aoelua Solomona Aoelua was finally confirmed by the Senate yesterday morning in a 15-0 vote. In his brief confirmation hearing before the Senate’s regular session, Senator Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono reminded him of how his initial nomination to the...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was business as usual in the Senate Chamber Tuesday morning, the first working day of the Third Regular Session of the 38th Legislature and many issues and concerns were brought to the fore by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean who said had been raised by members...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and others
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The opening of the Third Regular Session of the 38th Legislature of American Samoa took place on Monday morning at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei. After the Posting of the Colors Ceremony performed by the Department of Public Safety, the event was...
Pago Wings plane on the runway
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pago Wings, with intentions to operate charter flights to Samoa, performed trial flights to the Manu'a island last week.  Samoa Observer is reporting these flights were specifically designated as test flights aimed at assessing payload capacities, and notably, passengers...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 16, 2023, at about 10:25pm, Jared Liu Kuey contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding a female individual identified as Puapuagaimoana Iolama who was allegedly yelling profanities followed by a loud war cry (faaumu) in front of his (victim) house...
improvement of the Fatuoaiga Access Road
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga’s State of the Territory Address, which he delivered in a joint session at the opening of the 3rd regular session of the 38th Legislature on Monday, he emphasized the more than 100 infrastructure projects that he said are part of the foundation...
filling a plastic water bottle
(AP) — The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at...
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  Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  In the State of the Territory Comprehensive Report 2024, the financial outlook for American Samoa, according to the Administration, showcases the collective work the Lemanu- Talauega Administration has done to support the government and people of the Territory. It...

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