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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $200,000 grant to the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) to address air quality issues across the island of Tutuila. Stay-at-home orders tied to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an increase...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested by police three weeks ago is now charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs after police discovered drugs on his person and in his vehicle when he was pulled over during a traffic stop in Malaloa, on Aug. 4th.
The vehicle was stopped for speeding...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority continues to carry out its motto of “Serving the Largest, Safest, and Busiest Port in the Pacific,” by completing its most recent project of repairing the Lady Naomi and placing her back into commission.
“We, the Shipyard...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators agreed with testimony by Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Alailima-Utu that current laws pertaining to ASG land leases are good ‘as is’ and the Senate therefore rejected yesterday, in second reading, a Senate bill, seeking to overhaul local statutes on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —A quantity of methamphetamine (meth) was allegedly found on a man from Ottoville after police executed a warrant for his involvement in an incident where he and another man broke into a store in Nu’uuli in May of this year and stole several items.
During Misileo Niko’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government Territorial Audit Office held its opening ceremony of the 2021 Annual Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) Conference on Sunday, August 22, 2021, with Acting Director Territorial Audit Office Tofa Sualauvi Su’a as Chairman...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Education Department (ASDOE) staffers participated at the School Lunch Program weeklong training, before staffers reported to their school assignments. The training ended last week Friday.
Private schools began their school year on Monday, and since the SLP is government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives approved this week all seven members of the Feleti Barstow Public Library Board of Directors appointed by Governor Lemanu Sialega P. Mauga in March of this year.
Except for Aitofi Lomu who is off island, six members appeared before the House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Senate has passed its version of the bill to increase teacher salaries, the House of Representatives unanimously passed their version of the Administration bill with amendments during the House Session Friday morning.
The vote was 15-0.
The first administration...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prior to the start of yesterday’s Senate session, Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean informed senators that some 12 American soldiers died earlier in the day in Afghanistan and to show respect to the fallen American heroes, he called for the observance of a moment of...