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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Census Bureau has released information for the 2022 Economic Census of Island Areas, which covers American Samoa and the other US territories, with some changes to the new questionnaires as compared to the previous economic census.
Two officials of the Census...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An Administration bill introduced yesterday in the Senate — and expected to be introduced in the House later this week — seeks to overhaul American Samoa’s pesticide legislation to, among other things, comply with federal laws and regulations.
The proposed law seeks to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Government officials met with Architects Hawaii Limited (AHL) at their Honolulu office to discuss the next steps in constructing the new hospital.
The AHL was awarded the contract to build the new hospital after the bidding process. This was confirmed in a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate approved in final reading last week Thursday its version of the Administration bill, giving the Secretary of Samoan Affairs the authority to refer land and matai title disputes to High Court of American Samoa if unresolved after six months.
The endorsement...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the availability of $72.9 million nationwide in grants through the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Specialty Crops Block Grant Program (SCBGP) and an award of $1,502,172 in funding for transit projects and priorities.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Epifano Sunia has been charged with stealing over allegations that he removed an iPad Mini off a display case in the Bluesky store in Nuuuli.
According to the government he had just been released from the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TFC) on Nov 09, 2022 when he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill to give the Department of Port Administration authority to establish a local licensing system for US-flagged purse seiner vessels was introduced in the House of Representatives last week.
According to the preamble of the proposed measure the Department of Port...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During their visit last week, officials of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District presented to acting governor Talauega E.V. Ale and ASG officials, the American Samoa Final Post Disaster Watershed Plan, following Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018.
Honolulu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number of reversals and setbacks faced by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has prompted the move by Faipule Faimealelei Anthony Allen to propose an Emergency Medical Care System Act under the American Samoa Code Annotated.
The proposed bill was introduced in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fono leaders have appointed a six-member committee, made up of lawmakers — three from each chamber — to come up with a report and plan for the 75th Anniversary since the establishment of the Legislature of American Samoa.
At last Friday’s session, Senate President Tuaolo...