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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management (ODAPM) director Lisa Tuato’o and ODAPM’s Public Assistance Grants Coordinator, Lologa Olo joined more than 30 state, territorial and tribal officials at last week’s Public Assistance Working Session hosted by the U....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The citations closing down Government buildings due to unsanitary conditions are the responsibility of the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Services Division, but any legal actions against government agencies not adhering to the citation falls on the Director...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist employees got tested on their response to a chemical exposure during a weeklong training at the plant recently. In this scenario, employees help to bring a coworker down from a second story building where he had been working in a confined space and played the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The call to action for a “peaceful protest” this morning in Utulei against the ASG’s TALOFAPASS websystem, followed many public complaints to lawmakers and on social media as well as the “financial hardships” people have encountered due to the system, which screens entry...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the more than 900 travelers who tested upon arrival at Pago Pago International Airports on board flights from Honolulu and Apia for the week of Aug. 08 to Aug. 14, a total of 15 travelers tested positive, and were placed in ASG supervised isolation in accordance with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The delay that some families are experiencing receiving their P-EBT benefits is due to inconsistency of information between what is filed online, versus the information provided by the Department of Education.
“I also encourage our people to have patience and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The FY2022 2nd Quarter Continuing Disclosure Report Updated and resubmitted by the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) on May 19, 2022, for the FY ending September 30, 2021, as part of its requirement to bondholders of the 2015, 2018, and 2021 series,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has declared a State of Disaster Emergency for the territory via Executive Order over the earthquakes felt in Ta’u, Manu’a.
This was confirmed as Executive Order 008-22 was issued on Wednesday by Governor Lemanu Peleti Sialega Mauga.
“The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first annual “Art-Reach” workshops, spearheaded by the local non-profit group, Agency for Better Living Endeavors — or commonly known as A.B.L.E — invites those starting from age 5 and up to sign up for the program.
This series of outreach workshops is scheduled for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another round of tax refund checks — totaling more than $2 million — is scheduled for release today, Wednesday, Aug. 17, providing more cash infusion into the local economy, with parents increasing purchases for back-to-school items for their children when schools resume...