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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new medical facility, improved mental health services as well as expanded health services to villages and outer islands are some of the “Public Health” projects being allocated millions of dollars in funding under the territory’s more than $479 million from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following a Senate Rules Committee hearing yesterday morning, committee chairman Sen. Magalei Logovi’i declared that an Administration bill seeking to establish by law the Samoan Language and Culture Committee of American Samoa was tabled for future discussion.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men are now in custody after being arrested by police last month on the allegation they sexually abused a 15-year-old boy beginning in December of last year. Both men told investigators that it was the victim who came to them and instigated the incidents.
The two men...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over $23 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds have been budgeted for American Samoa’s vaccination program, repatriation, along with the Safe Travels American Samoa website design, development and deployment, according to the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) director Taotasi Archie Soliai has commended the U.S Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for “supporting our pelagic fisheries” through Amendment 9 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The intersection of Jason David Street — the street where Pacific Horizons School is located — on the main road through Ottoville is now the nexus of a 4-way stop as evidenced by this truck seen moving forward after stopping at the newly installed sign at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoa News’ reader made the following query:
As reported in the Samoa News issue, Aug. 30, 2021 — ‘Senate continues push to raise leaders salaries and allowances’ — “Tuaolo said the $1 million allocation is now in the hands of the Fono, which can do with it what it...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata said the growing use of Telehealth will be a necessary part of the planning to come for a new hospital, and its role in how future health care is delivered, as she highlighted over $521,000 in newly announced Telehealth funding from Congress through...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jury instructions and opening statements for the jury trial of the owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar, Tumuatasi Lefatia a.k.a MAMA accused of violating local drug laws began yesterday in High Court.
Lefatia, who is out of bond, is charged with 4 felony counts, including...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde has found probable cause to bind over to High Court, the government’s case against Shaun Maiava, who entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him during his arraignment before Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea...