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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force has recommended to Gov. Lemanu P. S Mauga that travel to American Samoa be completely re-opened to include cruise ships at the beginning of 2023, the task force said in a statement issued last week.
Since the global outbreak of the COVID-19...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives bill, which sets the allowance of former governors at 60% of the current governor’s salary was approved in the Senate last week.
The bill outlines that the current law mandates that each former governor is entitled to a monetary allowance of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A prisoner who escaped from the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF) was taken back into the custody after he was caught following an attempted burglary at the Territorial Bank of American Samoa, Tafuna Branch over the weekend.
The inmate will be charged once the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 5th Buds and Suds fishing tournament kicked off early Saturday morning however by nightfall a local boat was found on the reef, putting two men in the hospital suffering severe injuries as a result.
This was confirmed by Marine Patrol Captain Ina Ulberg in an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All government seawall projects are on hold until they obtain “land use permits” in order to proceed.
This is according to a statement made in the Senate recently by Sen. Satele Aliitai Lili’o, chairman of the Senate Public Works Committee.
He made the comments following...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Starkist Samoa is targeting students graduating from Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) at the National University of Samoa (NUS).
Samoa’s government owned newspaper reported that a partnership to formalize employment opportunities between the Starkist...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce is fielding requests from the public after their recent Biz Fest was hailed a success.
“We were even asked to do this on a monthly or quarterly basis,” said DOC Director Petti Matila in response to questions from Samoa News.
The Lemanu and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a health grant, following the application process by the American Samoa Department of Health, to ensure available care and treatment for HIV, HV, and TB.
“Thank you first of all to Ruth Te’o for her leadership on this effort,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Community College (ASCC) student and Natural Resources major, Talofa Fe‘a, received a 2022 SACNAS Student Presentation Award at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2022 National Diversity in STEM (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety is investigating an attempted burglary at the Territorial Bank of American Samoa, Tafuna branch in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police suspect the alleged culprits are prisoners, according to police officials who spoke to Samoa...