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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is drawing attention to Women’s History Month, along with International Women’s Day (March 8), and honoring the women of American Samoa:
“Women’s History Month has begun, and it’s a wonderful chance to express our heartfelt appreciation to all the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept of Health is reporting a total of 229 COVID cases in the territory on Saturday, March 5, after a total of 174 tests were conducted and 14 people tested positive.
Those testing positive have been served with a Home Isolation Directive for 14 days. Anyone with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was after the horrific car crash that killed 4 cannery workers on the early morning of Dec. 19, 2021 that the StarKist Samoa management began to consider ways to protect its employees from future dangers from the road — especially involving vehicles careening of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Willie Lafai is facing felony charges following an incident that occurred in Malaeimi on Jan. 23 2021.
Lafai is held on bail of $5,000 on charges of second-degree assault and property damage. His co-defendant Fereti Tolai is also charged with two counts of second-degree...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of legislation to formally apologize for the U.S. nuclear legacy in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Resolution was introduced on March 1, a key anniversary of the Cold War-era nuclear testing program with the most powerful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 30-year-old man from Samoa who has two different names in the court system, was ordered by the court to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders upon release from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), after being convicted of 2nd-degree assault...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) has filed an application for funding under the Good Jobs Challenge program, administered by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).
DBAS’s funding request is among the 500+ applications from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Community spread of COVID-19 continues on the main island of Tutuila, recording the highest number so far per day, at 61 new positive cases on Mar. 4, with no reported hospitalizations or deaths due to COVID-19, according to the American Samoa COVID-19 Outbreak...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Different reactions, from the highly emotional to peaceful calm, were in evidence as people rushed to get a booster shot yesterday morning causing over-crowding at two of the three vaccination sites — the Tafuna DYWA and the Samoana High School gym.
The third vaccination...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some 55 federal officials, including those from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), are scheduled to arrive today on a charter flight to provide support after community spread of COVID-19 was identified in the territory, and as the total number reached 135...