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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Long time local private attorney David Vargas has been appointed as Acting Public Defender.
The appointment was effective July 12, 2022.
He confirmed this in a brief interview with Samoa News over the phone.
“I have been appointed as Acting Public Defender, until they...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Toleafoa Kathryn M. McCutchan was appointed July 15 by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga as chairperson of the territory’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Workforce Development Board and she replaces Steve Lefiti as chair.
No explanation was provided in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sales and Revenue Manager for Samoa Airways, Chris Dalton says they are re-enforcing a non-transferrable airlines ticket policy effective immediately.
Based in Apia, Dalton was in American Samoa until Tuesday.
Initially the Samoa Airways office at the Pago Pago...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Solomua Vitale was arrested by police last month and taken into custody after he assaulted a man in Mesepa using a rock.
Vitale, who has a previous assault conviction where he assaulted a taxi driver in front of a store in Leone, appeared in Court last month for his...
Washington, D.C. – A group of U.S. Senators and House members are affirming their support for the reopening of Peace Corps programs in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu — which were suspended at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter to the Acting Director of the Peace Corps, Carol Spahn...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The survey of the Nu’u Fou land consisting of over 400 acres was conducted by the manager of the Survey Division of Public Works Mapusone Laulu.
This was confirmed during the Senate Public Works Committee hearing on Monday by Amosa Sione, who is currently overseeing the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — High Surf Advisory is in effect through Friday. We are anticipating surfs of 9-11ft to impact south and east facing shores build up to 11-14ft on Wednesday. Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through Friday.
Ua iai nei se fautuaga mo galu maualuluga seia oo atu i le...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We are honored to have on our team a fantastic group of young people to help support our mission and work in the community this summer,” the Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation said and noted that it’s grateful to the Human Resources Department’s Summer Youth...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five passengers onboard Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu last week Friday night tested COVID-19 positive and were placed in isolation, in accordance with local protocol.
Responding to media questions Health Department Clinical Services director Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs is pleased to note that the Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) has reconvened their first in-person meeting in over two years, as they ended their summer 2022 meeting.
Twenty-eight finance officers and...