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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you’re thinking of bringing masi saiga and masi Samoa from neighboring Samoa for personal use and instead then turn around and sell it at local stores to make some cash, think again!
As part of inspections for business license renewals for the new year, the Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s tax lost each year to tax haven abuse is $1.62 million USD.
This is according to an international tax group called the Tax Justice Network (TJN), which was officially launched in the British Houses of Parliament in March 2003.
The TJN publishes...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chief Executive Officer of LBJ hospital “stands by resolutely” with his earlier statement of facts regarding the reason behind hiring nurses from Fiji and the Philippines instead of neighboring Samoa.
“To address LBJ's lingering shortage-of-nursing conundrum, several...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety’s criminal investigation into the attempted burglary of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa Tafuna branch last month “is ongoing”.
“We have not received all the evidence from the bank, hence the delay in prosecuting this matter. All I...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A resident of Manu’a is expressing disappointment with the Legislature over amendments made to the $7.4 million supplemental budget bill, in which Manu’a was to receive $4.1 million for emergency response to the Manu’a earthquakes.
The Senate and the House concluded its...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just in time for holiday shopping and Christmas gift-giving, ASG Treasury yesterday shared the good news on the distribution of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) funded by the federal government.
Treasury said that on Monday, Dec. 12, it will start paying out the EITC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The budget predicament faced by the Emergency Medical Services has been addressed by the Governor’s office and will be resolved as soon as the bill recently passed by the Fono is signed into law..
“EMS technicians are no longer paying for fuel out of their pockets and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The president of Samoa’s Nurses Association, Solialofi Papalii has hit back at the CEO of LBJ Hospital, Moefaauo Bill Emmsley, over “degrading comments” on the curriculum of the nursing school at the National University of Samoa.
She also called for Moefaauo to apologize...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Marine Patrol will be enforcing the law to the full extent on the water, meaning palolo hunters are mandated to wear life jackets.
“This appears to be an annual occurrence of people dying while palolo hunting, and to avoid loss of life, each and every one out in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga declared flags to fly at half staff pursuant to the proclamation issued by the President of the United States honoring National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
“The flag of the United States and American Samoa shall be flown at half-staff on...