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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved American Samoa’s state plan to operate a Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program. The program is for families of school-aged children who lost access to free meals at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has submitted for Senate review and approval, the appointments of Jon A. G. Clemens, Lornalei C. Meredith and Aitofele B. Sunia to serve as Judges Pro Tempore of the District Court.
In accordance with local statue, the governor’s appointments are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man from Taputimu was taken into custody last month for the alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl after he walked into the TPS and turned himself in. The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court last month. He is charged with first...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House Fetu Fetui Jr called the idea that people from Manu’a have to register with the TALOFAPASS system in order to fly to Manu’a “stupid and terrible”.
He also called the Department of Health director, Motusa Tuileama Nua “disrespectful” for not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Posting on Facebook an inmate serving a life sentence inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) is seen pleading for help after he tested positive for COVID-19 but has not received any medical treatment — and a video of the live feed is circulating on social...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate is moving to make official the “seal” of the “Fono Faitulafono” — Legislature — through a bill sponsored by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean and assigned to the Senate Government Operations Committee, chaired by Sen. Togiola T.A. Tulafono, for review and...
![[l-r] Moefaauo Bill Emmsley, Dr. Jean Anderson, and Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lbj_board_0.jpg?itok=yj-_FHiu "[l-r] Moefaauo Bill Emmsley, Dr. Jean Anderson, and Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega pose for a media photo taken last year following their Senate Hospital/ Health Committee confirmation hearing as new members to the American Samoa Medical Center Authority board of directors. [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release from the LBJ Medical Center ‘Office of the Chairman of the Board’ dated this past Friday, March 18, chair Dr Malouamaua Tuiolosega and members of the board announced an unanimous vote for dismissal of LBJ’s recently appointed interim CEO, Emau Amosa,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There are growing concerns from members of the community that there are people who test positive for COVID-19 and their family members are not following home quarantine restrictions and isolation orders.
Several reports from the public state that some of these people are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Administration is taking another shot at a bill to increase the government’s and members’ contributions to the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) and it was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday morning.
The bill had been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new maximum allowable price (MAP), or wholesale price, for land diesel and unleaded gasoline each increased by 29 cents per gallon, effective Mar. 15 compared to the previous MAP last month.
This is according to ASG Chief Petroleum Officer, Lisa Tuato’o, who is also...