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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Sunday morning, a Facebook post with an image of a Governor’s Office vehicle was spotted teetering at the edge of an embankment in Alega, near Tisa’s Barefoot Bar.
The vehicle was identified as a white Ford Ranger Truck with a license plate identified as “GO-40...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medical Center Board has selected a new Chief Executive Officer for the LBJ Medical Hospital, according to an internal general memorandum, dated July 14, 2023. It states the appointment of Dr. Akapusi Ledua followed “an extensive selection process that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center’s Chief Medical Officer has been placed on suspension until further notice, over “defamatory” comments allegedly “made by Dr Joseph Shumway on Talanei on July 11 2023”, regarding the measles outbreak in the Territory. Both the Department of Health and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Festivities kicked off yesterday for the five-day Manu’a Cession Day celebration, marking 119 years since the former island kingdom was ceded to the United States and become part of American Samoa.
And it’s a three-day weekend for the government and some in the private...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 11, 2023, the second day of business for the House of Representatives, Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui Jr of District-1, Ofu and Olosega introduced a joint resolution that seeks to amend the Revised Constitution of American Samoa to qualify non-US Nationals as electors...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Recognizing the need to equip local hospitality professionals with the necessary skills to be on par with the rapid changes in the tourism industry, the American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB), in collaboration with the American Samoa Community College, commenced a...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of Hawaii Congressman Ed Case’s reintroduction of Blue Pacific legislation. Other cosponsors include Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) and Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA). These Members of Congress serve together as Co-Chairmen of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG’s proposed 42-Megawatt Wind Turbine Project, which includes a battery storage component, is expected to achieve significant progress in the government’s renewable energy goals, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga said in announcing the initiative. “This project represents a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police raided a home at Fagatogo not far from the Central Station on Tuesday morning, July 11.
According to the Chief of Police (CoP) Pouuamea Supapo in an exclusive interview with Samoa News, authorities are holding a 20-year old male and his mother along with another...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An underage individual was arrested on June 29, 2023 when the Fagatogo police station received a call about a male who allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in Alao by punching her in the mouth with a closed fist.
Responding officers arrived on the scene and were...