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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In addition to a new 40-bed medical center to be constructed in Tafuna, the American Samoa Medical Center Authority (ASMCA) has also proposed expansion to current services at the LBJ Medical Center — all funded with the hospital’s share that ASG received from the federal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl some years back was arrested by police last month on the allegation that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl who had run away from home.
During his arrest, police found a glass pipe containing a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Lemanu-Talauega Administration has publicly stated that revenue collections for the current fiscal year — 2022 — are going well, some lawmakers remain concerned with a possible “drastic decrease” in the government’s coffers since January this year, especially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted for violating local drug laws was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last month after the court decided that the 11 months he served while awaiting the outcome of his case is sufficient for the crime he committed.
Vaalele Pauli...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The LBJ board has made their choice for CEO after a search that was done by the “book,” according to a press release issued Monday from the hospital’s board of directors.
Moefa’auo William T, Emmsley, Jr. will now be LBJ hospital CEO for the next two years and the board...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has recorded a new COVID-19 related death bringing American Samoa’s total cumulative mortality to 25, says LBJ’s acting chief of staff Dr. Akapusi Ledua, during yesterday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference.
Dr. Ledua summarized that the new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Information provided by the American Samoa COVID-19 Task Force recently about free meals for people who are in home isolation is escalating the anger felt by some of those who were isolated but never received free meal delivery.
Over the past two weeks, the Task Force...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S-based StarKist Co., has confirmed monetary assistance and tuna products for StarKist Samoa employees who tested COVID-19 positive or isolated due to family member who tested positive and have urged all eligible cannery employees to get their booster dose.
Based on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man convicted of violating the territory’s drug laws was given a huge break by the court when he was sentenced to serve 20 months rather than 5 full years at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as one of the conditions of his 5-year probation....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Because COVID-19 federal funding is “temporary”, cabinet members have been informed not to include these funds in their proposed fiscal year 2023 budget but instead submit the funding separately and have it their possession should there be questions from lawmakers during...