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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Society of Science — which focuses on promoting the understanding and appreciation of science — is providing STEM Research Grants totaling $135,000 to 95 teachers to advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in middle and high schools.
This...
WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing more than $1.14 billion to repair and rebuild roads and bridges for U.S. territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands – and Puerto Rico ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman accused of preventing the arrest of her 16-year-old son who is accused of assaulting his brother-in-law is now in custody after she was arrested last week pursuant to a court warrant.
The investigation into the matter disclosed that in January of 2022, Vai Taaseu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health Department data on confirmed COVID-19 cases in the community shows the numbers continue to increase following tests conducted Saturday, Feb. 26.
The DoH data report also amends the numbers for Feb. 25 with the number of positives at 10 — instead of the initial...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following message in Samoan and in English reacting to news of community transmission of covid-19:
“American Samoa has been deeply blessed to have had so many months without Covid on our shores, particularly during seasons when some of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the three defendants arrested after armed detectives of the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit executed two search warrants two years ago in Tafuna and Malaeimi has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Kaleti Iosua, who has been in custody since his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A male driver and a female passenger of a vehicle pulled over by police officers for a seat belt violation last month are now in custody after officers discovered illegal drugs and paraphernalia, and ammunition inside the vehicle.
The driver, Malaki Taavili and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread on Tutuila island, reaching as far as Fagasa and Vatia — to the East Side, according to the Health Department’s report at 8p.m. on Feb. 25 and released late last night.
DoH reports that on Friday, Feb. 25, a total of 563 tests were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The arrival of the next Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu will not change and the government has been prepared for two years now in the event of the COVID-19 pandemic spread into the community, said Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale — responding to media questions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has informed directors and deputy directors that they “should be flexible in sustaining their operations as we navigate through” the current Code Red threat level.
“Executing our critical mission while accommodating the health and safety of our...