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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The hike in prices for eight food commodities contributed to the slight increase of 0.3% in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of September from the previous month of August, according the BFI report released this week by Commerce Department’s Statistics &...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s Office is making plans to move several government offices to the old ANZ building in Fagatogo.
And it was noted in a letter to Fono leaders that $2 million for the ANZ building and furnishings is part of the now approved $19.50 supplemental for FY 2024 and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 7, 2023, the Department of Public Safety conducted an investigation into two individuals who allegedly assaulted a man by punching the victim with a stone, which left the victim with scratches on the right side of his lip and a bent nose.
Officers responded to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Hospital CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua, welcomed last week on the behalf of the LBJ board of Directors, Dr David Poulsen from the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon.
Dr Poulsen is part of a group that has developed a partnership with LBJ.
Earlier this...
Rome, ITALY — Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka is representing American Samoa at the biennial United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Forum (UNGIYF), which is the only Indigenous-related high-level forum hosted by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
While there are 6,000...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leone High School made history last Saturday night at the Suigaula o le Atuvasa Beach Park in Utulei, as it made a clean sweep of the Inaugural Moso’oi Cultural Day Siva Competition, topping all seven categories (each with a monetary prize of $500) and the overall prize...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Before signing into law the Administration’s Supplemental Appropriation for fiscal year 2024, Gov. Lemanu P.S Mauga line-item vetoed two budget items totaling $2.5 million, which were allocated to the Fono, thereby reducing the supplemental bill from $22 million to just...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The October Moso’oi Festivities held its inaugural Cultural Night this past Saturday evening Oct. 21, 2023, with, a competition between high schools showcasing traditional Samoan performing arts, singing, and cultural games.
Seven high schools from the territory...
ASG directors urged to have employees take advantage of training course for federal grant recipients
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Graduate School USA — with funding support from the U.S Department of Interior (USDOI) and in conjunction with the Office of the Governor — has confirmed the "New Grantee Orientation" training course in Oct. 30 at the American Samoa Community College Multipurpose...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) — Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Agriculture Extension Program (AEP), in partnership with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) hosted a three-day training earlier this month...