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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The proposed budget of the Department of Health, which is at the core of the fight against COVID-19 in the territory alongside the COVID-19 Task Force staff, increases by $5.03 million — from $10.10 million in 2022 to $15.17 million in 2023.
The total fiscal year 2023...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 24-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his 12-year-old cousin was arrested last week and charged.
The defendant was charged with two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, a class D felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to five years, a fine of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata says the confirmation of Carmen Cantor as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs is part of the key to having a strong team on board at the Department of Interior focused specifically on the Territories and the...
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 — After a slight drop in certain food commodities in the territory, food prices have again increased after a spike in prices for several food items, according to the June 2022 Basic Food Index (BFI) released this past Friday by the Commerce Department’s Statistics and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To help rebuild the local economy since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, just over 60 local businesses has so far been awarded financial assistance through two programs under the territory’s Business Recovery Capital Program (BRCP), funded by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man with a prior conviction for assault in the 3rd- degree 4 years ago was sentenced by the Court last week to 5 years probation after being convicted for violating local drug laws.
Kamuta Togiaso, who was released on bond, appeared in Court last week for sentencing....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A significant increase in the number of employees for the Department of Port Administration was outlined in its proposed budget for the new fiscal year 2023.
The budget proposal book was submitted to the Legislature with hearings scheduled for next month.
According to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of burglarizing a home in Ottoville and stealing several personal items is now in custody after he was arrested last month. During his arrest, the suspect was served with a copy of a bench warrant for failure to appear for a court hearing.
The suspect,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Works has defended the private survey of the Nu’u Fou lands by the government’s chief surveyor Leota Mapesone Laulu as it’s allowed by the government, due to limited certified surveyors on island.
However the Acting Director of Public Works,...