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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and a team of directors left Monday morning for Manu’a to conduct a site visit of the islands, in order to check out the reports of volcano activity. The team was expected to return to Tutuila later in the day, yesterday.
This was confirmed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG's Student Youth Employment Program's (SYEP) event themed “Reaching for the STARS,” highlighted SYEP students who were nominated by their private or government worksite as being an “SYEP Student of the Week,” having exhibited professionalism and excellent work ethic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health has yet to respond to queries on the outbreaks of illnesses confirmed in neighboring Samoa that include fever and rashes affecting children ages 0 to 4.
This is aside from the influenza and the COVID-19 currently spreading in Samoa and American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court issued a bench warrant to arrest a probationer for failure to appear in High Court last week for his “Order to Show Cause” (OSC) hearing.
Aukusitino Lupe was scheduled to appear in court for his OSC for failure to comply with conditions of his probation,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Frustrated and disappointed with the ASG’s TALOFAPASS websystem, which screens entry into American Samoa, people have signed on to two separate petitions circulating online calling for the elimination and dismantling of TALOFAPASS, that launched in the latter part of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata confirmed last Friday that she is seeking re-election for a 5th consecutive two-year term as American Samoa’s Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives during the Mid-Term 2022 election.
In responses to Samoa News inquires, Uifa’atali...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A non-profit group will be hosting a peaceful protest this Thursday morning to voice their concerns and frustrations over the TALOFAPASS websystem and they’re asking government leaders to eliminate it.
The TALOFAPASS issue was discussed recently during two House Health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The condition of bathrooms and cafeterias are just two of the many reasons why a number of public schools on Tutuila and in Manu’a will not be opening when the new school year starts next month.
This was the statement provided by a Health Inspector during a House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fourteen local non-profit organizations have so far filed claims for their employees impacted during Code Red restrictions when the community spread of the COVID-19 virus was recorded in February, prompting the immediate shutdown of all ASG operations and businesses...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ban on importing meat from Samoa to American Samoa has been a long standing issue with federal regulations to be met, but the Director of Agriculture Solia Mutini says a decision will be finalized at the Atoa o Samoa talks scheduled next month.
Mutini told Samoa News...