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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another public elementary school in the territory has been granted “Initial Accreditation Status” by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS-WASC.).
This time, its Alataua Lua Elementary School, accredited through June 30...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over night Hawaii Airlines announced a flight departure delay for HA466 from Pago Pago to Honolulu. After a maintenance issue, the arriving flight HA465 was not expected to arrive in the territory until just before midnight last night thus causing a delay in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers return today, Monday, for the official opening of the Second Regular Session of the 38th Legislature, with a priority agenda item for review and approval is the government’s proposed new fiscal year 2024 budget, which begins on Oct. 01 this year.
A handful of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a “stable outlook”, Moody's Investors Service has “affirmed” American Samoa's Ba3 issuer bond rating and also affirmed the Ba3 ratings on American Samoa's outstanding general revenue bonds, according to Moody’s in a rating-action notice issued June 30.
Additionally...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pesamino Pua was arraigned at the District Court on July 2, 2023 and is being charged with 18 criminal counts — 2 counts in sexual abuse in the first degree domestic violence; 1 count for indecent exposure, endangering the welfare of a child (domestic violence),...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The long awaited Faleniu Road project as well as a related 'soak pit' are nearing completion and over the weekend, Tualauta Rep. Larry Sanitoa wrote to Reuben Siatu’u of the Department of Public Works (DPW) expressing appreciation for the job well done.
“First, on behalf...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fagatogo Police Headquarters received a call on July 2, 2023 at 8:28 PM requesting their assistance regarding an individual, Tila Afasene, who allegedly broke into the Port Administration and tried to break into a Peter. E. Reid Stevedoring office container that stored...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was invited by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to take part in a two-day bipartisan Congressional delegation to Trinidad and Tobago. Members of Congress joined U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four active burrows of the rare Taʻiʻo (Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata) were discovered on two separate mountain peaks on Tutuila, American Samoa last month – the first time burrows of this species have been found on the island since 1986.
The burrows were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasury Department announced late Thursday afternoon that tax refund checks for Batch #10 — totaling more than $4 million — will be release today, Monday, July 10.
The statement says that a total of 1,711 taxpayers who filed on Mar. 29 to partial June 29, 2023, will...