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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The longest serving lawmaker, Alataua Representative Savali Talavou Ale has been reelected Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives for another two years.
With a total of 19 votes cast for him, it was unanimous. The swearing in ceremony for the 38th ...
Pago Pago, AMERICANN SAMOA — The Senate again has its complete 18 members after Tuiasina Salamo Laumoli was sworn in late yesterday morning in the Senate chambers, during a brief ceremony presided over by Chief Associate Judge Mamea Sala Jr.
Tuiasina, a former Health Director, fills the Tualatai...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nurses’ salary adjustments were reflected in their paychecks this past week and their excess leave has been paid out by the hospital, all to the tune of close to half-a-million-dollars.
This amounted to over $425,000, confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the LBJ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newest Legal Counsel for the Legislature is former CEO of the Samoa Government-owned Samoa Airways, Tupuivao Seiuli Alvin Tuala.
His move to American Samoa follows serving the airline industry in Samoa for three consecutive terms amounting to nine years.
He is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that effective January 5, 2023, it is implementing a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery from the disease for passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Forestry Program, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – U.S Forest Service (USFS) has completed the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualatai’s new Senator will be sworn in today, at 11 a.m in the Senate’s temporary chamber in Fagatogo.
He is Tuiasina Dr Salamo Laumoli. He replaces Senator Satele Galu Teutusi Satele, who passed away last year.
Legislative legal counsel confirmed the swearing in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga has called on community leaders in the villages to revisit having curfews in the evenings for prayer services within families.
He made the call at the Department of Education’s Culminating Event to conclude the first cycle of the Mental Health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Each of us has a story to tell about what was important in our life this past year. But the event we all have in common is COVID-19. This year Samoa News is looking back at the pandemic and how it changed our lives keeping us further apart with social distancing while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As 2022 comes to an end, American Samoa has some inexpected visitors after a United Airlines flight was forced to divert to the territory. A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney had to make an emergency landing on Friday into Pago Pago International Airport...