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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several faipule are opposed to the move by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga to transfer Emergency Medical Services (EMS) from under the LBJ Medical Center to the new American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency (ASSRA).
Vice Speaker of the House, Fetu Fetui Jr, during a House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number of weekly positive COVID-19 community spread cases in American Samoa had dropped to double-digit numbers after weeks of triple-digit cases, as the second surge of the pandemic continues to decline, according the Health Department (DoH) Situational Report...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety’s budget has been reduced significantly from $9.68 million to $5.85 million.
This is a result of the removal of the Marine Patrol Division and the Tafuna Correctional Facility from the department’s umbrella.
A total of $4.85 million for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old woman was arrested and charged after police responded to a domestic violence incident in Malaeimi last month. When the woman was arrested, cops found a marijuana joint in her pocket.
The defendant, who appeared in Court last month for an initial appearance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The last two Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu recorded travelers who tested positive upon arrival at Pago Pago International Airport, according to the Health Department report, which also indicates discrepancies in the number of travelers on the passenger manifest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A team of specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are heading to American Samoa with instruments to analyze the strength of the underwater volcano activities affecting Manu’a.
This followed a statement issued Tuesday evening by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health’s head of the Environmental Health Services is a woman on a mission and she is appealing to the Legislature to include “citation fines” into the local heath statute.
“This will ensure that businesses, including restaurants and retail stores,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The budget for the Public Defender’s office proposed for the new fiscal year amounts to $453,000, barely an increase from $440,000, especially when compared to the proposed budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation, which amounts to $1.02 million — whereas last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several candidates hoping to run for public office in the November Mid-Term 2022 election have picked up a candidate nomination petition and have also returned them to the Election Office, as the deadline to file is looming in three-weeks time.
Responding to Samoa News...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A “medical vessel” for Aunu’u island and the Manu’a island group is one of the projects being proposed for funding from the $20 million allocated to the Health Department (DoH) under American Samoa’s share of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), according to the...