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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Construction of the first of the four “Super Alia” or “Alia Tele” by Armstrong Consolidated Inc. (ACI) the boat building facility in Washington state, is completed, with the vessel undergoing sea trials.
The photos posted this week on the ASG’s Commerce Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After the official opening of the Second Regular Session of the 38th Legislature on Monday, the Senate introduced a resolution, which recommends Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga adopt the US Army Corps of Engineers’ recommendation to renovate and rehabilitate the existing LBJ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the decline in the number of children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), all Day Care Centers in American Samoa are allowed to re-open starting Wednesday, July 12.
Human and Social Service Department director Muavaefa'atasi John E. Suisala announced the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill was introduced in first reading in the House of Representatives yesterday July 11, 2023 that calls for the creation of new provisions for the Director of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate their own employees as Homeland Security Police...
Pago Pago, AMERICN SAMOA — A local pediatrician says the number of children getting the respiratory condition, RSV, is dropping.
The increase in Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV cases among children had beeen noticeable since the beginning of June and resulted in daycare centres closing last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate confirmation vote yesterday morning of the governor’s nomination of Faipule Vailoata Amituanai to be a member of the Immigration Board, was the catalyst which brought to the fore the case of the increasing number of Asians in American Samoa.
Before the vote...