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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A public forum on the proposed designation of a national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 5 - 7:30 p.m. at Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium.
The forum is co-hosted by ASG and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG is partnering and collaborating with the South Pacific Commission (SPC) to promote sustainable development, resilience and collaboration with other Pacific nations as part of the Lemanu- Talauega Administration’s move to direct attention to American Samoa's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has completed two comprehensive training programs aimed at enhancing workplace safety and hazardous materials management.
The 40 Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga used the occasion of the StarKist 60th Anniversary celebration party this past Friday to look ahead to the future and relate how the territory’s biggest private employer has had a profound impact on the lives of American Samoans.
"Many of our...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers were not happy with Shipyard Services CEO Carlos Sanchez’s demeanor during last Friday’s joint budget hearing.
In fact, they were insulted, and they told him point-blank and in no uncertain terms, to shut up because he was being disrespectful!
Sanchez and two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To help alleviate the dire situation of the lack of attorneys at the Public Defender’s Office, Chief Justice Michael Kruse has suggested to Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga that the Executive Branch issue a bid for private attorneys to represent indigent defendants, as was done...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency announced, in a media release, dated Sept. 5, 2023, that Dr. Annie Fuavai has been hired as a clinical medical consultant serving as the first Clinical Medical Director (CMD) for the Medicaid State Agency and the Medicaid program...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has appointed Uta Dr. Laloulu Tagoilelagi as a member of the Board of Higher Education — the governing board of the American Samoa Community College; and Taulapapa William Sword, as member of the Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Joint Budget Hearings continued last week with Senators and Faipule conducting joint hearings for the Departments of Agriculture (DOA), Public Works (DPW) and Port Administration (DPA). The legislators heard what happened to DOA subsidies, delays for new Fono Building...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prisoners incarcerated at Samoa’s Tanumalala prison are earning several hundreds of tala while serving time.
These are convicted criminals who’ve spent years and months without seeing families, and friends, but gradually become income earners by participating full...