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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act, introduced July 9th by Congressman Harley Rouda (D-CA) and Congressman Ted Budd (R-NC) with Congresswoman Amata and other bipartisan support.
This bill would help...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested for disturbing the public peace in front of a church in the Tafuna area is now charged with violating local drug laws.
Francis Hema made his initial appearance in District Court this week.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency has issued Medical Charter COVID Testing and other travel info for all passengers planning to fly out on the special charter flight of Hawaiian Airlines, set for next week, July 21st, 2020.
It is as follows:
Medical Charter COVID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the number of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii continue to increase, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has requested that Hawaiian Airlines again agree to suspend flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago — this time through Aug. 31st.
The Honolulu-based carrier is however, operating a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Treasury’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes that checks given to lawmakers from American Samoa’s share of more than $35 million federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds “are unrelated to the COVID-19 health emergency.”...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court has rejected a signed plea agreement between the government and defendant, Steven Tuatoo. The Change of Plea (COP) hearing was conducted behind closed doors, so, the terms of the plea agreement were not available to the media. However, a reliable source...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed to remove the swordfish retention limit in the American Samoa deep-set longline fishery and deadline for public comments was yesterday, July 14th.
However, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management...
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata worked with lead sponsor Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Rep. Greg Walden (OR-02), and Rep. Colin Allred (TX-32) in introducing bipartisan legislation to re-authorize a successful Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) work-study program in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested last week for violating local drug laws after his vehicle was pulled over by police for a traffic violation. During a pat down police found a small baggie containing green leafy substance, which later tested positive for marijuana.
The man, Faipule...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a July 13th executive order, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga imposed a temporary ban on the importation of fertilizer into American Samoa until the end of this year and established the Nutrient Management Committee to develop guidelines and policies for fertilizer use...