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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is honoring the 245th anniversary of the Army, in advance of June 14th, which marks the founding of the Army in 1775. June 14 also commemorates the nation’s adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777. She released the following statement:
“This year, on 14 June...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG Treasury Department has issued a “special release” of the federally funded Economic Impact Payment, or stimulus, checks valued at more than $400,000, correcting an error pertaining to qualified dependents for those who received EIP checks since the second...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number of local residents stranded in Samoa needing repatriation back to American Samoa has been reduced down to just over 200, while a meeting was scheduled for yesterday to finalize the ASG repatriation plan, says Iulogologo Joseph Pereira, chairman of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 28-year-old mother accused of abusing her 7-year-old daughter by using a rubber slipper is now in custody after she was arrested last week by investigators pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court.
The case against the defendant reached authorities after the father...
Washington, D.C. — Aumua Amata said this week’s update of the Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance programs continues to show more American Samoa businesses getting much-needed aid. The combined total is now 174 loans, another one week increase of 20 approvals, making the new sum $9,695,...
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata has taken part in an oversight letter this week from the leadership of the House Committee on Small Business to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza on ways to continue improving the Economic Injury Disaster...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four graduates — shown in this photo sitting at the table — from the American Samoa Community College are recipients of ASG scholarships and the presentation was officially made yesterday morning at the Education Department Conference room in Utulei.
Scholarship Board...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the release last Friday of the second round of the federally funded Economic Impact Payments (EIP), or stimulus checks, the ASG Tax Office will begin preliminary reconciliation of all EIP disbursements in compliance with the American Samoa Implementation Plan, says...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal court extending US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa is “not only incorrect as a matter of law, but impractical and anomalous in effect,” declared the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata in their reply-brief filed May 26th at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old man convicted of assaulting his wife by using a rock to strike the back of her head was sentenced last week by the High Court to 7 years imprisonment. It was a straight sentence.
[In the interest of protecting the victim, Samoa News is withholding the name...