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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a second surge of the community spread of COVID-19 now confirmed, the Health Department began public service announcements this week reminding the public to — among other things — mask up and social distance, as COVID is still present in the territory with new sub-...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced $2,959,283 in fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP) grant funding to the government and non-governmental or subsidiary organizations.
The funding...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage Wednesday of her requested funding increase, a $1 million boost in new federal funds for the American Samoa Government Operations Fund, as part of a major appropriations package. This increase for American Samoa will be the sixth...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the co-defendants in a 2021 case, where the windshield of a vehicle was damaged as well as a window of a restaurant in the Tafuna area is now in custody after being arrested last month.
Uati Iefata made his initial appearance in Court last month
He is charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A House concurrent resolution to honor the service of a former faipule for Aua, District 11, Vasaifanua Fred Aisali Savai was introduced and passed in the House of Representatives yesterday morning. The concurrent resolution was introduced by Faipule Faimealelei Anthony...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the House Commerce Committee told members of the PNRS Board (Project Notification and Review System) they should not have issued a land use permit for the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) to install a met tower at Aoloau.
Met towers are meteorological...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chairman of the Senate Select Investigative Committee, Togiola Tulafono confirms he has no conflict of interest in chairing the hearing regarding the Nu’u Fou lands, which is set to start on Monday next week.
President of the Senate Tuaolo Manaia Fruean during Wednesday’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In addition to the investigation into the Nu’u Fou lands, the Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSCI) has been tasked to investigate government projects such as the purchase of 65 acres of land in Kunia, Hawaii and the TALOFAPass.
President of the Senate, Tuaolo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has reported a new COVID-19 related death, bringing the mortality tally to 33, since the first death relating to the deadly virus was documented in March this year, according to ASG officials present at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force weekly...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata in a Wednesday speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives supported Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, and filed a longer Statement for the Congressional Record.
In her speech to the House she said the case of US Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis,...