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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga’s nomination of Dr. Patrick P. Pedro as a member of the LBJ Medical Center board of directors was rejected by the Senate yesterday after the nominee failed to garner enough “yes” votes for approval.
Six senators voted “yes” while seven of them...
Ta'u, MANU'A — For its exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that improve the school and community, the Manu’a High School student council has been recognized as a 2023 National Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo). The NatStuCo program is supported by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —Eleven food commodities contributed to the slight increase of 0.09% in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for March and the hike in retail prices is attributed to freight costs, according to the March 2023 BFI released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On behalf of StarKist Co., US-base registered dietitian Laura M. Ali, wrote in support of the U.S Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed updates to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages, specifically the expansion of seafood to children and adult food...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific International Training Desk (PITD) joined 300+ people April 3-6, 2023 at the Honolulu Convention Center to celebrate 20 years of the Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana – PRiMO. This year’s theme is Equity and Resilience in a Changing World.
According to the PRiMO...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two American Samoa teachers are among the 47 nominated nationwide for the National History Day Teacher of the Year award. The award is sponsored by Patricia Behring in recognition of the pivotal role teachers play in the lives of students and is awarded in two divisions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Doctors, nurses and medical officials who are part of the subcommittee overseeing the plans for a new hospital are voicing their opposition to the project as it stands, laying out three options, the first and second of which include a long-term acute care facility either...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Samoan Affairs Committee has tabled for further discussion and a future review — a proposed law, which seeks to elect the governor and lieutenant governor separately instead of as a gubernatorial team — as dictated by current law.
Committee chairman Sen....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate yesterday approved three of the governor’s nominees for the 11-members of the Samoan Language Commission and another confirmation hearing is set for this morning for the other eight nominees who didn’t make yesterday’s Senate Education Committee hearing.
The...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s completed its 194th meeting in the Mariana Islands last month and moved on to Guam, where the meeting began with a cultural blessing ceremony led by Para I Prubechu’n I Taotao’ta. The members called on ancestral spirits to...