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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dora Ah Sue from the Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled has been named the ASG 2022 employee of the year.
This was announced on Friday during the 2nd Annual Years of Service celebration for government employees at the Department of Youth Women Affairs...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed in a national announcement last Friday that $100,000 has been awarded to the Development Bank of American Samoa through the USDA Rural Housing Preservation Grant program benefiting low income residents of Aunu’u.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Audit Office cited “internal control weaknesses over cash handling operations” — issues that have been cited before yet were not addressed by the Port Administration Department in a surprise cash count conducted in August this year.
The audit report was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Shape up or ship out” these words were uttered by Deputy Director of Health, Vesi Fautanu Talalelei in response to complaints raised by DoH staff about “new changes” to be implemented in the coming year.
“The changes we are making is to better our service to the public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Carolina Panthers star linebaker Frankie Luvu has been having one of the best seasons of his NFL career and after the Panthers vs Seahawks 30-24 win in Seattle last week, the American Samoan told WSOC-TV there was one moment during the win at Seattle that ranks among the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A total of 54 graduates crossed off another goal of their academic achievements when they received their degrees from the University of Hawai’i Manoa’s College of Education 4th PACMED Cohort on last week at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei.
A statement issued...
Yokota Air Base, JAPAN — Five countries are joining the US Airforce's 71st Operation Christmas Drop this year.
They are set to make deliveries to 56 remote islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.
The US Airforce operation is a humanitarian assistance program, which kicked...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is joining her voice with Senator Mike Lee of Utah urging the U.S. Department of Defense to fully support Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis and his family and excuse his absence from duty as unavoidable in line with the applicable U.S. statute...
A group photo taken this past Wednesday of Dept. of Search and Rescue Marine Patrol Division staffers together with SPED kids from Matafao Elementary School after giving out gifts from the Marine Patrol team. [photo: Julie Pau’u]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Pentagon garbage truck crashed into a rock wall across from the Seventh Day Adventist School in Ili’ili early Wednesday morning, landing three men in the hospital. This was confirmed by Emergency Medical Services Chief, Galumalemana Popo Avegalio in response to...