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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASG has offered a seven-day visa-free travel requirements for Samoan residents to the territory, a request to remove the departure tax for American Samoans traveling out of Samoa was unsuccessful.
The ’30-day permit’ requirement does remain for Samoa passport...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Amid pre-Flag Day celebrations weather conditions turned ugly this past Saturday with heavy rain, and thunder and lightening, the island suffered a power outage around 1:20p.m and many residents on the western side of Tutuila didn’t get power restored until after 5p.m....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five groups opened the entertainment on the first night of the 47th Arts Council Flag Day Performing Arts Festival Thursday night at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Tama Fanau a Leone, Island Pearl, South Pacific Academy, New Boys and Leloaloa Methodist Youth entertained...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the governor lifting the temporary suspension of government directors, agency heads and all Administration employees on testifying at House hearings, faipule resumed committee hearings on Wednesday, April 12, and summoned the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In late March, the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) division of the American Samoa Community College hosted a special workshop to address the ongoing concern of childhood obesity in American Samoa.
The Group Model Building workshop was facilitated by...
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to be home for Flag Day this year with the traditional activities resuming after the restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID pandemic have ended.
“First of all, I’m very happy to be home for Flag Day to take part in the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Epifania Petelo has been selected to represent Chaminade University at the Spring 2023 International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) Live Case Competition.
This was confirmed in a statement.
“The program allows students to leverage their experience and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A public school teacher who was in court yesterday facing a total of 15 criminal counts after he was accused of inappropriately touching female students had his case dismissed without prejudice.
Senetenari Malele appeared in High Court yesterday for his second PX or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Unofficially kicking off the Flag Day festivities, Gov Lemanu P. S. Mauga and ASG officials — including Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale welcomed yesterday Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her delegates — along with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has confirmed seven more members of the Samoan Language Commission nominated by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, as the current First Regular Session heads into its final day tomorrow, Apr. 14.
The seven confirmed members during the Senate session on Tuesday are:...