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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Exhorting his fellow senators, in an emotional plea, to take their time before they make a decision concerning Senate Resolution 38-16, Senator Togiola T. A. Tulafono, yesterday, in the Senate’s regular session advised that “anytime there’s an important project like a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa plans to use its share of the more than $14 million in federal Capital Projects Fund (CPF) to built a multi-purpose community facility in Tafuna overseen by the ASG Department of Commerce.
This is a according to a recently released summary fact-sheet for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 12, 2023, Fagatogo Police Headquarters received a call from a woman saying that her brother, Sangster Loia, and stepbrother, Soma Savusa were fighting at their residence in Nu’uuli.
When responding officers from Fagatogo arrived, officers from the Tafuna Police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fagatogo Police Headquarters was contacted on June 16, 2023 in regards to a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in Fagatogo near the Tedi building, and according to statements from the driver to responding officers, “They were heading home from a fa’alavelave, and when he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the third day of business for the House of Representatives, two new House Resolutions were introduced for the first reading, which was the confirmation of Falenaoti Loi-On Fruean and Terry Van Eaton as members of the Board of Directors of the American Samoa Economic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Charity Wound Care and Geriatric Medical Center, a privately owned Medicare licensed home health care service, has submitted a community based Health Care Strategic State Plan for funding through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newly selected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the LBJ Medical Center, Dr. Akapusi Ledua says, “For me, becoming a CEO is just a different title with added responsibility, the principle of leadership is still the same — a leader is the servant of the people.”
In...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a time period from May 21, 2023 to June 2, 2023, the Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) received reports of multiple burglaries into businesses and a government building in the Fagatogo area, and preliminary investigations into...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting that authorities have lifted the temporary suspension of cut flower imports from American Samoa after concluding the U.S. territory has contained the spread of an invasive ant species.
In a public notice dated July 14, 2023 issued by Samoa...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s recent visit to the territory she held a hall meeting in Tualauta district.
“We had such a great crowd turn out, and the room was filled,” said Congresswoman Amata who thanked the crowd for attending. “I’m always pleased to see a good...