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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the pandemic conditions, a number of classes at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) have persevered with their service projects on behalf of the community during the current fall 2021 semester. Among these classes supporting community causes were three...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the House and Senate health committees visited LBJ Medical Center last week followed by a briefing with hospital officials, during a question and answer session.
The LBJ site visit was initiated by the House Health Committee, chaired by Rep. Andra Samoa — and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant of $591,594 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for coral reef preservation efforts, and congratulating the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources.
On Wednesday, NOAA announced...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a flight advisory dated Nov. 9th, the local Hawaiian Airlines office announced changes for the arrival and departure times of the Nov. 18th flight, which was initially schedule to depart Honolulu at 4:30p.m. arriving in Pago Pago at 9:15p.m.
According to the advisory...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Instead of being “suspended”, an Executive Branch employee who fails to comply with a new regulation to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be placed on “leave”, according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga’s new COVID-19 Declaration, which also...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested by police pursuant to an arrest warrant on the allegation that he attempted to rape a 16-year-old girl at her residence.
The man made his initial appearance in District Court last month.
(Samoa News has chosen not to release the name of the defendant...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has returned to lawmakers a Fono approved bill — originating from the Senate — that hikes the contribution rate of employers and employees to the ASG Employees Retirement Fund — without his signature or approval of the measure, which was to help...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In “Honoring All Who Served”, the ASG Veterans Affairs Office hosted late afternoon, Nov. 10th, the “Pre-Veterans Day Block Party” at the Veterans Memorial Monument in the Tafuna Industrial Park, with the celebration kicking off at 4p.m. and closing at 8p.m.
Department...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two of the five inmates who escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) while serving their period of detention from previous convictions appeared in High Court last week for their hearings before Chief Justice Michael Kruse.
Falaniko Fetoa’i who is serving...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant of $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency.
“Congratulations to CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai and her team, for their efforts in qualifying for...