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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has served notice to directors of government agencies that they need to follow the procurement rules and regulations on all projects.
He said any project underway without a properly executed contract must stop.
In a statement, Lemanu wrote that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 22, 2023, a mother called the Tafuna Police Substation to report that her son, Tovio Poynton, allegedly assaulted her with a wooden stick and tossed her out of the house by grabbing her body and throwing her out of the front door of the residence.
According to...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Attorney General has fined Samoa Airways after the airline allowed Samoa's former Police Associate Minister Fepuleai Faasavalu Faimata Su'a to board the flight without a valid permit to enter American Samoa.
The Samoa Observer reported Su'a was subsequently asked to resign...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is set to receive financial support from the U.S. government for ferry services, parks and recreational areas, and coral reef conservation, according to three press releases issued from the D.C. office of Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata.
GRANT FOR FERRY...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a one-year old and her mother.
On October 11, 2023, the defendant was charged with three criminal counts:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (Domestic Violence), a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment up to six...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After many local residents were puzzled about why the hillside leading up to Maugaoalii had been totally cleared of foliage and trees, the Governor’s Office issued a press release late Tuesday explaining it was done to ensure road safety.
“Trees near roads can pose...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Joshua Sagele has been chosen as the first Job Corps recipient from American Samoa since the transfer of recruitment responsibilities from the Legislature to the Governor's Office in August of this year. Joshua left the territory for Hawaii on Monday night.
A press...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa’s Legislature commemorated its 75th year, today, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei.
The one day celebration brings together lawmakers of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale will lead...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man while working as a teller for the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) has been arrested and charged for allegedly stealing money from a business customer’s bank account by writing counter checks on the account and withdrawing more than $20,000.
Counter checks...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent decades, Samoans have suffered some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in the world. The situation has had a significant impact on American Samoa’s public health and cost of medical care. As recent as October this year, during National...