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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Train our own and grow our own, is now a daily challenge for the LBJ hospital management, while employing overseas expertise in an effort to avoid the shortage of nurses in American Samoa.
LBJ hospital CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua said their vision is to develop our own local...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting CEO of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa, Owen Peery and Director of the Office of Financial Institutions Tuasivi John Marsh were called to the House of Representatives on Monday, October 2, 2023 to provide an update on issues at TBAS.
Members of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The tropical cyclone outlook for 2023/2024 predicts that the Samoa archipeligo will likely experience at least one tropical cyclone event in the period from November to April next year.. The typical cyclone season coincides with the summer monsoon, with the most severe...
Washington, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) through the Office of Insular Affairs’ Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) program is providing $4,193,840 in federal funding for the American Samoa Power Authority and the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority.
This grant will be used...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee met yesterday after the regular session to discuss the report prepared by the Department of Homeland Security on the cross-border trip by the locally-owned boat Kite Runner to Samoa and back.
SSIC Chairman Senator Togiola T.A....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The hearing before the Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) last week revealed that a lack of proper action to hold government officials accountable for their involvement in the American Samoan-registered boat, Kite Runner, is a "national embarrassment,"...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Human Resource Director Lynn Pulou-Alaimalo, along with the Assistant Attorney General Lynne Blankenbeker, were called before the House last week Thursday to explain the language of an amendment to the legislation concerning military leave in American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All thirteen House representatives present at last week Wednesday’s House session voted yes to a bill that would add $20,000 to the office expense allowances of the Fono, which becomes effective as soon as it’s signed into law by the Governor.
In addition, the Senate has...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating the American Samoa Community College and the Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation for their new federal ANA grant awards.
ASCC GRANT
ASCC will receive $400,000 yearly for three years, totaling $1.2 million. These ANA...
Saipan, CNMI — The Northern Marianas customs authority has seized 4.5 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine (meth) smuggled in glitter lava lamps.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Division of Customs and Biosecurity estimated the street value of the illegal drug was US$1.8 million. meth...