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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health’s fourth mass drug administration (MDA) for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) campaign is in full swing in Tutuila, Aunu’u and Manu’a since being officially launched with a special church service at the Leone Congregational Christian Church of American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate unanimously approved Save Liuato Afa Tuitele as the Director of the American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency during yesterday’s session.
The vote was 14-0.
Earlier yesterday morning, Save appeared before the Senate Government Operations Committee chaired by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Visitors Bureau “needs better controls over its timekeeping and payroll processes” is another finding identified by the Territorial Audit Office during its Performance Audit of the Bureau for three fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Part four of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young woman contacted Tafuna Police Substation last week alleging her husband was making unreasonable noises, yelling out profanities and throwing a laundry basket around in the living room at their residence in Ili’ili.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) this week awarded over $268,000 in FY 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funding to American Samoa. With this grant, the American Samoa Department of Agriculture will fund a project that will...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The total number of members of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) increased to 7,149 at the start of fiscal year 2022 compared to total membership of 6,117 at the start FY 2021, according to data in the ASGERF audit report for FY 2022...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Audit Office’s Performance Audit of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau for three fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2022 revealed “several areas that require the Bureau’s attention due to the lack of policies and procedures,” according to TAO audit report, to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The Chair of the Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN) — who is also Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo — reports that the smuggling of illicit drugs within the region continues to increase, and its roots trace back to South America.
The Samoa...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata is welcoming notice Tuesday of $256,670 in federal funds for American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency under the leadership of CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai.
This grant, administered by the US Department of Justice’s Office on...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — Lt. Governor Talauega E. V. Ale in his capacity as Acting Governor welcomed U. S. Navy Commander Robert L. Moran at the Governor's Office on Thursday, August 17, 2023. They discussed the future of Navy recruitment and collaborative efforts in American Samoa.
A press...