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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There will be three cruise ships that will visit the territory for the month of February.
The Visitor’s Bureau is calling on all interested cruise ship tour operators, retailers, food sellers and service industry providers to sign up and participate.
February arrival...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tafuna Correctional Facility has a new warden, Papalii Marion Fitisemanu. His appointment was confirmed by Acting Governor Talauega E. V. Ale in a statement issued yesterday.
Talauega says that Papali’i Marion Fitisemanu will replace Leone Faiai as warden of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health is advertising for a new U.S. certified Veterinarian after Dr. Barbara Kahl left the territory this week — 11 months after coming to the local Veterinary office.
She served just short of one year of her two-year contract with the Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu-Talauega Administration is seeking to amend local forfeiture law, by expanding the seizure authority to included proceeds from illicit drug transactions via civil asset forfeiture.
“[C]ivil asset forfeiture laws are an important tool for depriving criminals of...
Pago pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While American Samoa has been allocated $56 million from the State Small Business Credit Initiative, (SSBCI) administered by the U.S. Treasury Department, the program is “currently undergoing federal review before it can be made available again to the public,” according...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The leadership skills of Moefa’auo William Emmsley as CEO of the LBJ Hospital were criticized on Monday before the Senate and Wednesday in the House of Representatives. Calls for his stepping down as LBJ CEO seem to be growing louder.
In the House hearing yesterday,...
Tau, MANU'A — “We’re fortunate enough to have Mr. Philo Jennings of the Governor’s Office here on Segaula grounds to introduce the basic fundamentals of music and different instruments” including the clarinet, trombone, alt, tenor & baritone saxophone, Segaula Manu’a High School personnel said...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four food items increased in price in the fourth quarter of 2022, while the cost for a case of chicken for the same quarter — October to December 2022 — declined, according to the 4th Quarter 2022 Consumer Price Index (CPI) released last week by the Commerce Department’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives introduced a bill to increase taxes on diesel fuel and liquified petroleum gases, with the revenue to be placed in an earmarked fund for road maintenance.
The measure is sponsored by Faipule Manumaua Wayne Wilson, Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — No critical disruptions to services were reported as a result of the power outage at the hospital on Monday this week.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the LBJ hospital.
“No critical disruptions to services was the report given to LBJ Hospital CEO Moefa’auo...