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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has announced that applications for FY 2022 funding under the Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP) may now be submitted to Grants.Gov for funding consideration to support the U.S. territories of American...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has extended to next month the deadlines for Executive Branch employees to comply with been full COVID-19 vaccinated and for “overstayers” in American Samoa to apply for the 2021 Amnesty Program.
The deadline extensions are among...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over 2,000 children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, were vaccinated for COVID-19 between Dec. 1st and 3rd, according to the latest Health Department data, which was also part of the DoH presentation during a meeting this week with parents from the Western...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Iliili, along with his girlfriend were both arrested on the allegation they assaulted each other.
Joseph Sagapolutele and his girlfriend, Baby Tafaoata Tago made their initial appearance in court last week.
Each is charged with one count of 2nd degree assault...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed bipartisan House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which will raise military pay by 2.7 percent. The House passed the bill by a vote of 363-70 with the support of 194 Republicans and 169...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man accused in a string of thefts was arrested last week, after he allegedly stole clothing and jerseys belonging to a soccer team in Tafuna.
Fatu Lologa made his initial appearance in District Court last week.
Lologa is being charged in three separate cases.
For...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $200,000 in federal health services funds for the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting efforts. These funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus signed into law on March 11,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the lack of physical evidence including photos or a doctor’s report to prove the government’s case against a man accused of sexually abusing his biological daughter, the testimony of the 16-year-old victim was more than enough to convince the jury to convict the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Half of the $10 million allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for the Business Loan Program allocated to the local Commerce Dept. to administer and oversee has been budgeted for the Line of Credit (COL) initiative; while an additional $4 million is going to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG has approved a special round-trip charter from Nadi, Fiji, to bring medical personnel for the LBJ hospital and Department of Health. The flight is also available to members of the general public wishing to travel from and to Fiji.
Those wanting to travel from and...