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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the second time in two weeks, members of the Tavai Family, Laulu Family and people of Gataivai gathered Wednesday afternoon to participate in a demonstration calling out for government leaders to return their land that was given by their ancestors for government use...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Commerce has released a new policy to encourage economic development activity at the Tafuna Industrial Park (TIP). American Samoa’s economic and business development challenges include several issues, and to a large extent, and according...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono has approved a Senate Concurrent Resolution lending its support to a request by the Department of Marine of Wildlife Resources (DMWR) to a federal fishery agency “to suspend or vacant the interim measure” imposed on the limitation of bottomfish caught in federal...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the threat level from COVID-19 in American Samoa presently at a minimum — this semester family and friends were once again welcomed to the ASCC Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) induction ceremony held in the auditorium of the ASCC Multipurpose Center. The Fall...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs told the court that the 12-1/2 months he spent in prison were more than enough to teach him how to become a better man in the future.
When given the chance to address the court, Onofia Afatia apologized and asked...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Veterinarian Clinic in Tafuna is notifying members of the public regarding the current situation of no vaccines or other supplies, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Rep Su’a Alex Jennings has asked Health Director Motusa Tuileama Nua for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has extended for 31-days his coronavirus emergency declaration, through the Ninth Amended Declaration, effective Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, as American Samoa — without a confirmed case — continues under the “Code Blue” threat-level.
The amended document...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called a Special Session of the Fono to convene for up to 15 days, with the main agenda to revisit the fiscal year 2021 budget, which the governor has not signed but instead issued an executive order allowing the government to operate on FY...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tagata Tutu Faatasi Alliance of American Samoa sent a letter to Congresswoman Aumua Amata last week explaining their plight — that they are residents of American Samoa stranded off-island in “dire financial need” as they wait for a repatriation flight.
TTFAAS told...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A high mortality rate among patients of the dialysis unit at American Samoa's LBJ hospital have been highlighted as one of several concerns in a new report.
The health advisory group, that worked to resolve greivances on behalf of renal disease patients, had reported...