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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29 year-old man was arrested last month on burglary and assault charges.
When questioned by police, the defendant, Siaki Iosua said it was the victim who started the fight. Furthermore, Iosua told police that he was desperate for money to buy beer and food for him and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — TSA is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) in American Samoa and according to a press release issued yesterday, the positions are a path to federal employment with all the applicable pay and benefits.
The agency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to reports of underwater volcano activity reported by residents of Ofu and Fitiuta in Manu’a.
In a statement issued last night by the EOC indicated reports of the ground shaking...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In celebration of its 23 years in the territory, Bluesky Communications donated six Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machines to the public buildings that are well used by the public.
At a brief event held at the Bluesky Network operations center in Ili’ili,...
by Fili Sagapolutele
Samoa News Correspondent
The Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) has set two workshops today and tomorrow (Wednesday) for Tutuila island at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium for it’s “MAOTA” Affordable Home Loan Project (AHLP), which is funded with $8 million from American...