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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean who was recently in Samoa for the Atoa o Samoa Talks told the media in Apia that the Kite Runner vessel should have been locked up and investigated when it illegally entered Samoa in late April.
“I do not interfere with how Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 10, 2023 at 9:59 PM, a correctional officer contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that an inmate, identified as Joseph Mosegi, allegedly assaulted another inmate at the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TFC) in the Charlie Unit.
Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bluesky Communication began the month of October celebrating Customer Service Week, an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support customers daily.
The month of October is also internationally recognized as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tafuna Police Substation received a call from a woman on October 2, 2023, at 12 noon regarding her husband, Levini Tavae, who she claims assaulted her when he threw his personal cell phone at her, and struck her in the eye. In addition to that the woman said, Tavae...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Marking the 10th anniversary of the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) initiative, the “2023 YPL Amazing Race: Alumni Voyages” is a program focused on celebrating a decade of the program and outstanding Pacific leadership. The “YPL Amazing Race: Alumni Voyages” will convene YPL...
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa and her Cabinet were gifted $20,000 in cash and kind by the American Samoa government representatives as part of the fa'aoso (traditional gift exchange).
The presentation by Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga and his delegation marked the conclusion of the 4th...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the 2,600 multinational tourists that made landfall into Pago Pago Harbor in American Samoa yesterday morning, with 700 of them took advantage of the Cultural Bus tours of the island of Tutuila; while taxi drivers were also there to take advantage of extra dollars and...
Washington, D.C. — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month along with Awareness Day — today, Friday October 13, reminds Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata who is a cosponsor of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (H.R. 549).
Amata was in the first group to cosponsor this...
Apia, SAMOA — The fourth Atoa o Samoa executive meeting concluded on Thursday night with the leaders of the American Samoa and Samoa Governments saying the discussions had been fruitful.
The farewell reception was hosted at the Stevensons Hotel in Manase after a long day of visits around the big...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by more than $50 per...