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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — DHSS is reminding parents that students ages 5 through 18 years automatically qualify to receive Summer EBT benefits, providing they are verified by DOE as being enrolled at any point in time in a public or private school during School Year 2023-2024.
Director Muavaefa’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s Men's National Soccer Team is participating in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers — Oceania Qualifying Tournament, scheduled to take place in Apia, Samoa on Sept. 6, 2024, according to the OFC.
The American Samoa Men's National OFC WCQ Team is scheduled to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A priest and a deacon have been suspended by the Catholic Church in Samoa, pending an internal investigation into their alleged involvement in illicit drugs.
Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui told the Samoa Observer the suspension was effective three Sundays ago and was a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum to LBJ staff, chiefs, directors and managers, Dr Aitofele J. Sunia, Acting Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) has announced the appointment of an Interim Chief Operating Officer and a Deputy Chief Operating Officer, “effective immediately”.
Dated Aug. 28, 024...
Super Alia #2 is under construction as we speak and looking good! ACI Boats in Port Townsend, Washington won a $3 million dollar contract to build four of the boats using the Super Alia design. The U.S. Department of Commerce Fisheries Development Program in American Samoa took delivery of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In comparing LBJ hospital’s financial performances for FY2021 and 2023, it becomes clear that while there have been efforts to stabilize and improve the hospital’s finances, the financial difficulties LBJ continues to face become apparent in light of its increased...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 5, 2024, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding her son allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
The officers later apprehended the suspect and charged him with Count 1: Assault- Third Degree (DV) With Penalty Enhancement — a class...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) received approval this week from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its Intended Use Plan for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Child Care Stabilization Award. Currently, 46 authorized child...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI), and Congressman James Moylan (Guam), are working together in a bipartisan effort to protect critical Medicare funding for dialysis facilities in the Pacific territories.
The Members of Congress...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This is the design plan for the $100 million Airport terminal that will begin work next year. It is designed by the architecture, engineering and geospatial consulting firm Woolpert from Ohio.
According to the press release the design will enable flights to Honolulu and...