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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Governor Talauega E. V. Ale in his role as Acting Governor emphasized the profound impact of educators to guide the younger generation during a general assembly to welcome back faculty and staff for the new academic year at American Samoa Community College, on Monday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Tower Insurance Company has announced that it has revamped its parental leave benefits, increasing it from 12 to 16 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers, and from 2 to 4 weeks paid leave for partners — effective on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
Tower Insurance in...
Canberra, AUSTRALIA — Uifa’atali Amata is taking part in a Congressional Delegation to Australia led by Chairman Mike Gallagher of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, in which the Members of Congress participated in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD), and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Transportation Department (USDOT) has joined the growing list of federal agencies proposing an 18-month “temporary general applicability public interest waiver” of the requirements for the federal Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) for federal financial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another six Executive Branch departments and offices applied and were approved for American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding under the “Public Buildings CDC Compliance Program,” which was allocated $12 million and administered by the ASG’s ARPA Oversight Office, which on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The market at Fagatogo remained open, and also the Christian Open Air Evangelical Program continued without hesitation despite an incident discovered right next door.
During the early hours of Saturday, August 12, 2023, the body of an elderly man was found lifeless in a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Election Office reminds qualified voters for Representative District #1- Manu’a that today, Aug. 14 at 4:30p.m. is the deadline to register to vote for District #1 Special Election set for Sept. 12.
Local election law calls for the Election Office to provide an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 34-year-old man was recently apprehended on August 7, 2023, when the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) received a call from a family member, requiring assistance in regards to a drunk individual who was strangling their teenage son with a belt.
When officers responded to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Partnership Meeting (PPM) 2023 brought together FEMA federal partners, the state of Hawaii and Pacific territories to meet, collaborate, discuss and receive information on programs, services, opportunities and resources available through the federal agency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — University of Hawaii President David Lassner (3rd left) along with faculty members and staff met with Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga last week at the American Samoa Government Office in Hawaii.
The discussions centered around future plans in the territory — including...