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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Recent censuses conducted for American Samoa did not go through scientific- demographic assessments for complete counts,” according to the “Population” section of the 2020 American Samoa Statistical Yearbook recently released by the Commerce Department’s Statistical and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu and Talauega Administration has directed the Dept. of Agriculture (DoA) to “stop importation of eggs from Samoa until further notice.”
This was confirmed by the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Loa Tauapa’i Laupola in an email to the media.
“The Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa is being held on bail of $15,000 over alleged sexual assault charges. Tala Laloata is charged with sodomy, sexual abuse first degree and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
The defendant made his initial appearance in the District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, through a Mar. 07 memorandum, created the nine-member ‘Steering and Construction Management Committee’ to move the new hospital construction project forward more efficiently.
As previously reported by Samoa News, the Health Department now leads...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG will celebrate the American Samoa Red Cross Centennial Day on April 17, 2023, which is also Flag Day, to acknowledge the long history of dedicated and compassionate service to the residents of the territory and support their humanitarian mission.
A proclamation...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of series of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, passage of four Veterans’ bills, and the DC office visit of the VFW of Hawai’i to talk about issues of importance to Veterans.
Taking part in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A total of 62 Security Officers are working at the LBJ hospital and in total are paid close to a million dollars.
“According to healthcare industry standards for security planning at a hospital, 62 security officers at a price tag of one million dollars for a hospital...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some homeowners, may have noticed a slight drop in the overall cost on their electricity bill for February — compared to late last year — and it’s a great savings for those who use a lot of electricity.
And the reason, as explained by the American Samoa Power Authority...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Edward Jr Eary is held on bail of $3,000 for one charge of stealing and trespassing.
The incident is alleged to have occurred last December when a family contacted the Leone Police Substation for assistance.
The complaining family informed the officers that when they...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The establishment of the Broadband Coordination Office in the territory comes after a series of critical broadband developments.
This is outlined in a statement issued by the American Samoa Government.
“On March 7, 2023, Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga issued an executive...