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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2023 Recovery Plan Performance Report issued by ASG’s American Recovery Plan Oversight Office identifies ten Executive Branch departments and offices that were awarded ARPA funds under the “Public Buildings CDC Compliance Program,” which was allocated $12 million
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Election Officer Uiagalelei Lealofi has determined that four individuals are “eligible to qualify as candidates” for the Sept. 12, 2023, Special Election for Representative District No. 1- Manu’a, with local absentee voting for the special election to start on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At least two Samoan men are among five defendants who are charged with conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce, for their roles in a March 17, 2023, robbery of Heller Jewelers in San Ramon, California, according to U.S. prosecutors and court filings at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A female inmate, who recently escaped confinement from the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF), was apprehended on the same day after she and her 29-year-old boyfriend allegedly hatched an escape plan so she could go home to have sex with him and “eat good food”.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A hearing for House Joint Resolution 38.1 that was introduced two weeks ago was brought to the floor of the House for a hearing, which seeks to amend the Revised Constitution of American Samoa to qualify non-US Nationals as electors.
Witnesses present for this hearing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is a “gross injustice” with regard to how the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF) in Tafuna is operated which has been going on for years, and a “blatant negligence” of the infrastructure of the TCF, namely the Bravo Building where Pending Inmates are detained,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is taking part in a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) engagement, as mandated by a federal law, and acting governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale has designated certain cabinet directors and members of the Territorial Emergency Communication Council...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A total of fourteen local residents enrolled at the RHEMA Bible Training Center Pago Pago when it opened its doors for the first time in the Territory on Tuesday, August 01, 2023.
The majority were men and women in the 50-60 age group with a few younger adults from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The family of Hope Myung are praying and thanking the public for their continued prayers and support that she will survive a water accident that happened in the waters of Vaitogi — at a small sandy area before the Turtle & the Shark area.
The teenager apparently ran...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa will host a short film on its Facebook page to celebrate the annual Get Into Your Sanctuary promotion.
This year’s film will be about Swains Island and you can watch it this Friday, August 4 at 8:30 a.m. Go to: https://www...