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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan woman, and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is among the nine female church members appointed to serve on the Relief Society General Advisory Council, which assists the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church to help meet the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023.
This was confirmed in an announcement by the Social Security Administration.
“On average, Social Security benefits will increase...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Recognizing the importance of prioritizing the youth of American Samoa and investing in the empowerment of our young women, Bluesky has committed to being a major sponsor of the 2022 Miss Moso’oi Pageant and proudly presented the Agency for Better Living Endeavors (ABLE...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a pickup truck that was pulled over by police for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is also being charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Mikaele Alesana, who has a pending drug case in High Court from 2020, made his initial appearance in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Port Administration has scheduled maintenance work for the government owned MV Manu’atele, to begin on Oct. 20 at the ASG shipyard in Satala. The maintenance work will last for at least two weeks and the public is asked to please heed this importance notice.
According to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The drug pandemic in the territory and efforts to eliminate it is one of the reasons Fa’afeo Lagafuaina is running for a seat in the House of Representatives from the Ituau District.
Lagafuaina made the comments in response to questions from Samoa News. Ituau District...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga is reiterating that the establishment of the Governor’s Youth Council, is to act as a voice for the territory’s youth to the American Samoa Government.
As previously reported by Samoa News the governor established the Council through an Oct. 07...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is emphasizing the United States partnerships, cooperative opportunities, and shared ideals with Pacific Island nations, in a follow up statement regarding the recent Pacific countries summit in Washington, D.C.
Aumua Amata, who is a co-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Klaod Solutions, a local company owned by Kenn and Luisa Kuaea has filed a lawsuit against the American Samoa Government Office of Procurement in relation to the ASG websystem,TALOFAPass contract awarded on August 19, to the DataHouse Consulting, Inc. for the amount of $...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Education is still in the business of building young minds and filling hearts with passion to ensure a prosperous future says American Samoa’s Territorial Teacher of the year, Jr. Konelio Cornelius Alofaituli who is the son of the late Mr. Seuseu and Pogisa Alofaituli...