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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Procurement Office remains mum on concerns raised over the lack “public notice of the invitation for bids” on government projects.
Members of the public have queried the “new projects” that are now underway without any public notice for invitation for bids.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Maiavatele Vaigafi Maiava is replacing Fuimaono Ponafala as County Chief of Tualatai District.
This was confirmed in a general memorandum issued by Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga recently.
“After consideration of the recommendations of the county council, upon the request...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The fale Samoa at the Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna is no more. The space where it previously stood was home to numerous cultural welcoming ceremonies, farewell rituals, and photo memories for more than three decades.
The Department of Port Administration had...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Future travelers to American Samoa are being urged to use the American Samoa Traveler Declaration online platform to fill out the health declaration form, as the Health Department plans to do away with the paper form come Jan. 1, 2023.
This was announced during Tuesday’s...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting passage of the 2022-2023 Appropriations bills by both the Senate and House days before Christmas, sending the legislation to President Biden to be signed into law. Known as an Omnibus, the $1.7 trillion legislation includes new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Please be advised that an unforeseen technical issue has caused the Aua tsunami siren to misfire or to sound off without being activated by the EOC.
We sincerely and humbly apologize for the major inconvenience this has caused the public especially those in the Aua and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Bishop Peter Brown, leader of the Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago — yesterday issued separate Christmas messages to the people of American Samoa, as the territory joins the world in celebrating the Birth of Christ on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorney for NightHawk Company, Marcellus Talalelei Uiagalelei confirmed that his client has an existing lease where the new hospital is set to be built in the Tafuna Industrial Park.
“The lease was signed by [former] Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga the last week he was...
Washington, D.C — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is announcing the launch of the Capital Readiness grant competition by the US Department of Commerce. The CRP grant competition is funded by the US Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which is a program that aims to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Harvard Museum Oceania Curator Dr. Ingrid Ahlgren was in American Samoa earlier this month to open a dialogue with traditional chiefs and dignitaries, academics, curators, archaeologists, librarians, archivists, artists, students and the general public community about a...