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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority has issued a public apology following the island wide power outage that occurred in the wee hours of last Friday morning and assured the use of Christmas lights was not the cause.
“The cause of the island wide outage was due to a faulty...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The overall goal of the American Samoa Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a program hosted by American Samoa Community College (ASCC), is to improve the health of the underserved through education and health workforce development.
Locally, AHEC pursues this goal by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Dec. 19 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga publicly confirmed the government holidays for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day — the two holidays, which both fall on a Sunday. And another release of Earned Income Tax Credit checks will keep holiday bells ringing at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Vice and Narcotics of the Department of Public Safety was at it again early Monday morning, raiding two separate residences — one in the village of Petesa and simultaneously in Fagaima village.
Close to $5,000 cash, along with methamphetamine (meth), marijuana, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In this second part of Samoa News coverage of the condition of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since it was expanded a decade ago we will look at the overall biodiversity.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga is encouraging ASG agencies that have not completed their rule reform project with the Governor’s Rule Reform Panel to do so as the government is keeping with the timeline to finalize this important project by the end of next month.
As previously...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Close to 50 nurses were on strike yesterday morning and picketing along the Faga’alu road leading up to LBJ hospital over unpaid overtime and not getting their promised increment as announced last week by the hospital management and board.
More than 20 nurses did not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee held a hearing this past Friday where the manager of the Survey Division, Amesone Laulu testified, and the media was banned from entering the Fono chambers.
“This hearing is a closed door hearing and the media are not allowed,”...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Education is key to a successful future. This according to Bluesky Communications Chief Executive Officer, Justin Tuiasosopo in the keynote address for the American Samoa Community College’s 77th Commencement Ceremony held last Friday.
The graduation was held at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga has tasked the Governor’s Office Planning and Operations Division (POD) along with the Communication division (GOVNET COMMS) to coordinate with all ASG authorities, departments, and agencies to build a centralized ASG calendar of activities for...