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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pago Pago faipule, Vesiai Poyer Samuelu, said in a statement Monday that he is returning his $10,000 check which is funded with federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act money allocated to ASG. This was before US Treasury Department’s deputy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman, one of the many American Samoans stranded off-island after ASG’s COVID-19 emergency declaration shut down borders, has declared herself as a candidate for American Samoa’s U.S. Delegate’s seat.
This is her fourth time to run for this office.
She...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Since Fono members were already in telework capacity prior to COVID-19 due to the ongoing construction of the legislative building, we believe the stipend payments of $20,000 and $10,000, respectively, are unrelated to the COVID-19 health emergency,” declared the US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Independent auditors have identified significant deficiencies in reporting under the government’s workmen’s compensation program, where the calculation is “complex” and ASG has promised to address the problem, based on recommendations by the auditors.
This is one of...