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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), Frederick Ledoux, told the Senate Government Operations Committee, last week, that he played no role in negotiating, reviewing, or approving the agreement that led to the investment of $10.1 million in ARPA interest funds...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — The American Samoa Democratic Party commends the Fono for its strong resolution and recommendations opposing the proposed offshore lease sale and advocating for the protection of our ocean resources, environment, and way of life.
The resolution reflects a unified...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A drug recovery program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) says it is seeing more severe withdrawal symptoms among some methamphetamine users than it did five or six years ago, including hallucinations and psychotic episodes.
Substance Abuse...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Government Operations Committee last Friday continued its investigation into the American Samoa Government’s $10 million investment in a United Arab Emirates pension fund, focusing on the details of the transaction and the entities involved in facilitating the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is headlining a story that allegedly shows an assault of a teenage girl in American Samoa that was taken down from Facebook after it drew attention online and raised concerns about violence against children within families.
According to the Observer,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Port Administration of American Samoa (PAAS) has finalized the execution plan for the American Samoa Seaports Master Plan, establishing an 8-task analytical framework alongside dedicated inter-island and federal agency alignment initiatives. Developed in partnership...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a $250,586 award to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The discretionary federal funding is provided...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage by voice vote of the Senate companion to a bill she cosponsored in the House for better science-based U.S. fishing safeguards. This amended bill includes much of the original House bill, and it has been returned to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Questions about who controls spending decisions at the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) took center stage Wednesday as the Senate Government Operations Committee continued its investigation into ASTCA's involvement in the A250 celebrations.
The hearing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government (ASG), through the Deep Ocean Sustainability Initiative, today announced the launch of a comprehensive new public education website designed to become a premier source of information on deep-sea minerals for American Samoa, the wider Pacific...