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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through an Apr. 24 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga appointed 8 new members of the American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee (ASREC) to fill vacant seats on this ASG panel, which includes two members appointed from the private sector.
According to the governor, the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement celebrating the life of the late Archbishop of Samoa-Apia, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Alapati Lui Mataeliga:
“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga of Samoa, and it...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Airport firefighters demonstrated their skills to their Samoa counterparts and other delegates to the Atoa o Samoa talks April 12 & 13 where ongoing discussions took place on available resources for capacity building of first response communities for effective...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the territory under an emergency declaration due to the measles outbreak, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga has urged his cabinet members to help and support ongoing efforts by the Health Department and the LBJ Medical Center to prevent the further spread of the virus.
And...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Director General of health, Aiono Dr Alec Ekeroma said there could "definitely" be a measles case in the country based on American Samoa reporting an escalating count.
However, he said so far nobody in Samoa had tested positive.
"We are very mindful of the fact that measles...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Payroll approval and authorization of work hours; incorrect employee pay-rates and manual recording of hours,” is one of the findings of the Performance Audit report by the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) of the more than $14 million in federal CARES Act funding awarded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S. financial media, including the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) are reporting that Moody’s Investor Services has downgraded 11 regional banks including Utah-based Zions Bank, the Territorial Bank of American Samoa’s corresponding bank, and Bank of Hawaii.
This comes...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There’s another decline in electricity cost for local residents and this was confirmed over the weekend with a notice issued by the American Samoa Power Authority regarding the April 2023 fuel surcharge.
The Fuel Surcharge Rate, according to ASPA, changes monthly due to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the topics discussed at the third Atoa o Samoa meeting earlier this month in American Samoa is the progress made since the Apia meeting in 2022 and the delegates also set a date for a fourth meeting.
According to the report, since the Apia meeting several Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Emergency Declaration released late Monday afternoon, Gov. Lemanu P.S Mauga declared that a public health emergency exists in American Samoa for “measles”, with one-laboratory confirm case and now 31 probable cases.
Dated Apr. 24 and released by the Governor’s...