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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senator Satele Aliitasi Lili’o has called on Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean to cite the directors for Public Works and Commerce with “contempt” for neglecting the call to attend the hearings of the Senate Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.
Satele...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved just over $53,000 in COVID-19 related funeral expenses for applications submitted by households in American Samoa, according to the latest FEMA data on this federal program, to assist with funeral expenses for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Ofu Airport is under construction again after part of the airport runway, which was dedicated two weeks ago was damaged by high waives.
This was confirmed by Manu’a #2 Faipule Tiaoalii Fau Sai during a House Session this week.
Tiaoali’i said he received a lot of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Faimealelei Anthony Allen was unanimously approved to serve on the American Samoa Medical Authority Board of Directors by Senators this week in a vote of 11 yays.
During the hearing, which was headed by vice chair of the hospital board, Tuiagamoa Tavai there were...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Monday met with StarKist CEO Andrew Choe and the senior executive team at their new national headquarters in Reston, Virginia. StarKist moved their United States headquarters to Virginia from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March of this year.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of drug possession has been sentenced to probation and ordered to depart the territory after serving 12 months of his 5-year sentence.
Malaki Tanumaleu appeared in court last week for sentencing.
He was initially charged with unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2Samoa Talks concluded on Thursday after its meetings held behind closed doors at the ASCC multi complex facility.
The next 2Samoa Talks will be held in September hosted by the Samoa Government.
This first meeting to be held since 2017 had the theme ‘Atoa o Samoa’ or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Social distancing is required at all times during in-person classes” for schools and colleges in American Samoa, according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s new COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, dated July 26 and effective for 30-days, until Aug. 26.
This is the only new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) CEO, Wallon Young told members of the House ASPA committee during a hearing this week that his office received numerous phone calls from members of the community complaining about the high cost of electricity.
Young, along with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Village mayors and county chiefs learned about the Con-Con amendment approval process in orientations provided by the Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review & Federal Relations on the Constitution.
They also learned about the history and the approved...