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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A house bill providing penalties for harming law enforcement animals was introduced in the House of Representatives Thursday morning. The bill was sponsored by Tualauta Faipule Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea.
According to the House bill, the principal purpose of law...
Pago Pago, American Samoa —Lemi Siolo was arrested last month after police allegedly discovered drugs in his possession and in his vehicle during a traffic violation stop.
Sio, who is on probation for a drug conviction 3 years ago, made his initial appearance in Court last month.
He is charged with...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is pleased to announce that $555,765 has been made available under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Human and Social Services, has confirmed registration is now open for the second round of the P-EBT benefits.
The statement issued says this is for parents of children who were enrolled in ECE through grade 12 in all public and private schools during...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some of the participants in the ASG’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) are all smiles after getting their first paycheck this week. In past SYEP programs, it would take weeks even months for the participants to get paid.
During the official opening of the SYEP on...
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...