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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Government’s “long-term obligation” increased by more than $34 million to just over $246 million at the end of fiscal year 2019, according to the independent audit of ASG’s financial statement for fiscal year 2019, conducted by Utah-based certified public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have entered into a Consent Decree (CD) with Pacific Energy South West Pacific, Ltd. (Pacific Energy) related to that company’s violations of the Clean Water Act.
Under the CD, Pacific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a vehicle pulled over by police officers during a traffic stop two weeks ago for speeding is now charged with violating local drug laws.
The driver, Joshua Iuta-Taylor made his initial appearance in court last week. He was representing by Assistant Public...
Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a $1.1 million grant — funded by the historic CARES Act that became law on March 27th — from the Federal Transit Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), for the American Samoa Department of Public Works.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the 277 passengers who were originally set to travel on the Hawaiian Airlines charter flight Tuesday night from Pago Pago to Honolulu, only 274 were on board when the aircraft took off around 12 midnight.
Information received by Samoa News on Monday this week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government was not responsible for transporting Rep. Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen and his wife on the FEMA flight that arrived at the Pago Pago International Airport last Friday afternoon.
This was a decision made by the VA (Veterans Affairs) because...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tackling the problem of illegal drugs entering the territory was one of the top issues discussed during the House confirmation hearing this week for Alfonso Pete Galea’i to serve as Homeland Security director.
Galea’i was passed by the House by a unanimous vote, while he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Communications Commission has given the green light to the owners of Southern Cross NEXT to land and operate within the U.S. a private fiber optic submarine cable network connecting Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tokelau, Kiribati, and California....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The passenger in a blue truck where investigators allegedly found two medium sized baggies containing white crystalline substance, 3 hand rolled marijuana cigarettes and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged with unlawful drug possession.
Freddy Isaako made...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Based on recent financial numbers from the ASG Treasury, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said that the American Samoa Government is projecting a $10 million surplus at the close of fiscal year 2020, which ends Sept. 30, 2020.
The governor made the revelation at last Friday’s...