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Honolulu, HAWAII — Leadership teams for the nation’s eight regional fishery management councils will gather in Arlington, Virginia for the Fall 2023 Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting. The meeting will convene October 11-13, 2023, at the Hilton Arlington National Landing Hotel located at...
Apia, SAMOA — American Samoa Government leaders, headed by Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, and Samoa, led by Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa, turn the soil for the construction of an ASG office in Moata’a, Samoa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Samoa.
The parcel of land, located near the luxurious...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Independent Samoa Government is hosting the Atoa o Samoa fourth bi-annual talks this week Wednesday and Thursday — October 11 - 12, 2023 (Samoa time). The American Samoa contingent left for the Talks last week Friday.
The program includes a Welcoming Cocktail...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement condemning the attacks against Israel.
“I’ve had the great joy to visit Israel and to see Jerusalem, an important and historic site to people of faith all over the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man contacted the Central Police Station on September 28, 2023 at 5:56 PM, requiring assistance with his younger brother who was cussing in a loud manner, causing worry and alarming their neighborhood in Fagatogo. The man further reported that his younger brother...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An emotional Senator Utu Sila Poasa could not help shedding tears as he argued that the $15.9 million in the administration’s $22 million Supplemental Bill earmarked for the Governor’s Office special projects should be left out of the supplemental bill and tabled until...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Today will be very busy for American Samoa as residents gear up for White Sunday, dedicated to our precious children, leading off a 3-day holiday weekend that ends on Monday with Columbus/ Indigenous Peoples Day.
WHITE SUNDAY
Introduced in the islands by Christian...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 27, 2023 at 11:20 AM Chief of Police Pouu’amea Tuaolo Supapo and Director of the Tafuna Correctional Facility met up and gathered information regarding the escape of Tauagiga Taele from confinement at the District Court.
Department of Public Safety Officers...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) for the 2023 October Mosooi Festivities this week, held an “Experience, Explore, Enjoy, Exhibit Show”on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium at Utulei.
ASVB Executive Director, Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ top executives, who appeared before the Senate Hospital/ Public Health Committee hearing yesterday morning, were blasted by committee chairman Senator Tuiasina Dr. Salamo Laumoli.
The hospital delegation included CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua, CFO Sefanaiya Kaumaitotoya,...