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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan has introduced H.R. 3193 or the Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act that would include the CNMI and American Samoa in the funding allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act.
Enacted in 1933, the federal law established nationwide...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting CEO of LBJ Tropical Medical Center Dr. Akapusi Ledua said he was nervous to respond, when asked about an update on the latest flu like disease, in American Samoa.
RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus has caused concerns to the community especially when the Medical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was just under a two-hour ceremony that acknowledged, accepted and confirmed the 214 graduates of Samoana High School Class of 2023. The Commencement was held at the Samoana Gymnasium in Utulei, Tuesday, June 13, 2023 with the theme —“ Let God grant what is in your...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is pleased over the signing of a cost of living boost in several Veterans’ benefits next year. The House of Representatives passed the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2023, S. 777, unanimously on May 23. It had...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is still on the loose is facing three assault charges after officers from the Tafuna Police Substation received a call and proceeded to a store in Nu’uuli where they observed four male individuals in front of the store where one of them was holding a shirt...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We Learned, We Failed, with God, We Prevailed!” is the theme that will guide the 18 High School graduates, Class of 2023 for Iakina Adventist Academy.
This past Sunday morning, June 11, 2023, the Seventh-Day Adventist Academy — also known as Iakina High School— ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency “lacks a documented policy to control and manage the use of the electronic signatures, e-signatures,” says the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) in one of its findings following a Performance Audit for the Medicaid Agency, for fiscal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 12, 2023 at about 10p.m., a woman called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) requesting police assistance with her son, Rintel I’atala, who was making unreasonable noises at the their house in Amouli. She said she had left their home and was staying at a relative’...
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR FISHERY CAPACITY- BUILDING
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and its Education Committee members are pleased to announce the availability of up to three graduate scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. These scholarships support the...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata chaired the first oversight hearing Wednesday of the House Committee on Natural Resources Indo-Pacific Task Force. The Congresswoman along with Co-Chair Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI) led the bipartisan examination of how the Compacts of Free...