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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa community was once again reminded of where it lives, where it’s located — in the Blue Nation, surrounded by an ocean that contains active volcanoes — when early yesterday morning a strong earthquake that occurred near Savai’i island in Samoa woke...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Audit Office has voiced concerns over the lack of segregation of duties, when it comes to payroll processing for the Health Department and urged the department to strengthen internal control over payroll processing functions.
This is one of the issues...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Interior Office of Insular Areas last week convened the Territorial Climate Infrastructure Workshop 2.0 for the second year since the announcement of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) in 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last year....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is informing American Samoans of two bipartisan bills that passed the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday votes, each supporting various NOAA service and research areas that would include American Samoa.
“These bipartisan efforts strengthen...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — When the American Samoa community woke up to the ‘shake shake shake’ from an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 occurring about 176 miles southwest of Savaii island in Samoa around 5:02a.m. yesterday, Wednesday, May 10, many residents said they “were all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Continuing Samoa News’ features of the territory’s teachers to celebrate National Teacher Awareness Week, Mikaela Saelua comes into focus.
Ms. Saelua hails from the village of Leone and has returned to her alumni to give back to the roaring Lions. She returned home about...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff — as seen in this Samoa News photo of the flags in front of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei — since Monday, May 08, following an order by Acting Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale.
Pursuant to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Documentation not always being completed for employee personnel files at the Health Department, is another issue of concern raised by the Territorial Audit Office during its Performance Audit report of the more than $14 million in federal CARES Act funding awarded to DoH...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is sending appreciation to American Samoa’s nurses during National Nurses Week, which is always May 6-12, regardless of when that falls within the week, in honor of Florence Nightingale’s May 12th birthday. Additionally, Monday the 8th is National...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s Young Ambassadors, along with their chaperones, were invited to embark on an early morning hike at the breathtaking Makapu’u heights on Oahu and before the rest of their adventure-filled day, they had breakfast at the elegant Hale Koa buffet.
Governor...