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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has requested the United States Army consider options for Army recruit required physical examinations in American Samoa, which are currently held up by COVID-related travel restrictions between Hawaii and American Samoa. The letter, dated November...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has reached over 6,000 people since launching last month, the third round of Mass Drug Administration, to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in American Samoa, says project coordinator, Joshua Naseri during a DoH news conference last week Friday....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Chamber of Commerce believes that it’s “highly likely that a return to border closures will exacerbate” even further the current impact on economic issues, such as shipping delays, supply shortages, and surging fuel and shipping costs.
The Chamber’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men from Samoa appeared in District Court last week after being arrested on sex charges against minors. One is a 58-year-old uncle of the victim, while the second one is a young man who entered American Samoa two months ago under the Guest Worker Program at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2021 Annual Thanksgiving Farm Fair, under the theme “Redefining Agriculture” opens tomorrow morning, Nov. 18th, and runs through Nov. 20th at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa Beach Park at Utulei.
In a Nov. 15th invitation, Agriculture director, Solialealofiotagaloa I.T Mutini...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has requested the United States Army consider options for Army recruit required physical examinations in American Samoa, which are currently held up by COVID-related travel restrictions between Hawaii and American Samoa. The letter, dated November...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Court has ordered Taumalo Aleki to immediately depart the territory and remain outside of the border for the duration of his probation term — which is five years, after the court found that Aleki failed to comply with conditions of his probation from 2018.
Aleki, who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency is a recipient of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) annual Spotlight Award for 2021. The award recognizes the unparalleled work Medicaid agencies have done in service to the 80 million people covered by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 47-year-old man who is on probation after being convicted of felony drug possession is now back in custody after police allegedly discovered a quantity of illegal drugs in his possession during a traffic stop last month in Nu’uuli.
Olataga Tuiavi’i is charged with one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Creating mobile vaccination units in lieu of a three-day ASG shutdown next month is one of the solutions suggested by the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce to increase the local vaccination rate, which ASG wants at 90% or over — instead.
Chamber chairwoman Luisa Kuaea...