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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga says the “effects of climate change knows no limitations and no boundaries” hence infrastructure projects were implemented under “emergency declaration”.
The comments by the governor were outlined in a statement following his meeting with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some $50 million in new cash infusions helped boost the local economy in 2022, especially local stores, thanks to the federally funded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and tax refund checks — both distributed by the ASG Treasury Department’s Tax Office.
The Governor’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga’s nominee for director of the new American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency, Fa’amasino Upuese Galoia was officially rejected after senators cast 8-yes and 7-no votes — while the director-nominee needed 10-yes votes to garner Senate confirmation. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — House members heard first hand there are only 117 police officers answering calls for the whole of the territory.
This was revealed by Acting Police Commissioner Viapuna Foifua Jr Foifua when he appeared before the House recently following concerns over the reallocation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has future plans to review other Styrofoam products such as coolers and ice chests, says American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) director Fa’amao Asalele Jr. at a Senate hearing last week.
Asalele’s comments were in response to a senator’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Human Social Services confirms certain families have attempted to “add additional children to their P-EBT records after they picked up their regular P-EBT benefits last year,” which has led to “major delays.”
“As a fraud prevention measure, our computer...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Year 2023 is starting out on a positive note for drivers, with a drop in the retail price of gasoline which became effective Jan. 15 with the new maximum allowable price (MAP) released by the ASG Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM). At...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Manuatele is set to resume ocean transportation for the Manu’a island group after it was dry-docked for repairs, while the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted a cabotage waiver for Samoa Airways to continue providing American Samoa’s intra-flights...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Director of the Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Taotasi Archie Soliai has appealed to the U.S Coast Guard to consider waiving U.S Masters certification requirements for operators of U.S longline vessels permitted exclusively out of American Samoa.
The request was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono has officially endorsed the Administration’s $7.4 million Fiscal Year 2023 Supplemental Budget, after the Senate and House, last week, approved each other’s versions of the legislation, which provides additional funding for the Legislature, including money for...