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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another six Executive Branch departments and offices applied and were approved for American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding under the “Public Buildings CDC Compliance Program,” which was allocated $12 million and administered by the ASG’s ARPA Oversight Office, which on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The market at Fagatogo remained open, and also the Christian Open Air Evangelical Program continued without hesitation despite an incident discovered right next door.
During the early hours of Saturday, August 12, 2023, the body of an elderly man was found lifeless in a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Election Office reminds qualified voters for Representative District #1- Manu’a that today, Aug. 14 at 4:30p.m. is the deadline to register to vote for District #1 Special Election set for Sept. 12.
Local election law calls for the Election Office to provide an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 34-year-old man was recently apprehended on August 7, 2023, when the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) received a call from a family member, requiring assistance in regards to a drunk individual who was strangling their teenage son with a belt.
When officers responded to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Partnership Meeting (PPM) 2023 brought together FEMA federal partners, the state of Hawaii and Pacific territories to meet, collaborate, discuss and receive information on programs, services, opportunities and resources available through the federal agency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — University of Hawaii President David Lassner (3rd left) along with faculty members and staff met with Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga last week at the American Samoa Government Office in Hawaii.
The discussions centered around future plans in the territory — including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man in Hawaii, who pled guilty at the federal court in Honolulu to the theft of public money as well as passport fraud is seeking time-served in custody when he is sentenced next month, according to the defense’s sentencing memorandum filed last Friday in court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Election Officer, Uiagalelei Lealofi, has officially “certified as candidates” four individuals in the Sept. 12, Special Election for Representative District No. 1, Manu’a. And Uiagalelei also provided a new update on the start of local absentee voting — which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A jump in price for ten food items — led by imported taro — contributed to the 1.9% increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for July 2023, according to the BFI report released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division.
DOC had reported last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and U.S. Department of Commerce- NOAA representatives took a step last week towards addressing concerns and fostering collaboration between the federal agency and American Samoa over the proposed Pacific Remote Islands National Marine...