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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has an open-ongoing audit, which began in 2020, of the American Samoa Government’s use of the millions of dollars awarded to the territory through the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds.
And this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An increase of 1.8 percent in the real gross domestic product (GDP) for American Samoa in 2022 — after decreasing 0.8 percent in 2021 — “reflected increases in government spending and exports,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) statistics report...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation on October 16, 2023, reporting that she had been assaulted by her husband who had punched her in the head and face. Officers responded to the call in Nu’uuli and while making their way to the residence, they were waved down...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over thirty service members and their families took part in a Toa o Samoa town hall led by Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga in Hawaii on Oct. 20, 2023. In addition, retired service members were present, along with Papali’i Dr. Tusi Avegalio.
The town hall meeting offered a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Blue Planet Alliance Meeting took place in Honolulu Oct. 14 -20 and brought together all leaders from Pacific Islands who are determined to transition their energy sources from fossil fuels toward a renewable energy future.
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga delivered special...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata raised two key priorities for American Samoa in a Thursday hearing with Biden Administration officials to build a foundation for the legislative efforts, which would allow simpler conversion to citizenship for any U.S. National choosing to do so as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two proposed supplemental appropriation bills are on the agenda for the Special Session of the Fono next month, called by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, who issued the call prior to departing the territory early last week to attend the U.S Coral Reef Task Force meeting in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new undersea fiber optic cable is being developed in the Pacific region, between Guam and American Samoa, that will provide new or expanded connectivity to 12 Pacific Island countries and overseas territories, with the U.S government’s financial support.
In a national...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman walked into the Tafuna Police Substation on October 10, 2023 asking for assistance to remove herself and her 1-year old child from her husband and his family’s residence in Taputimu. The victim further revealed that she was experiencing a cycle of abuse within...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A new interactive sea-level rise viewer for the Territory of American Samoa has been released to the public, enabling the community to visualize how the shoreline is likely to change from coastal flooding, sea-level rise, hurricane storm surge and high tides.
The visualization...