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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During yesterday’s Senate session, Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono shared with his colleagues that he has been informed by Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale that a Toa O Samoa from American Samoa has been capture in Afghanistan and is being held in prison.
Soliai...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sens. Togiola T.A. Tulafono and Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono are sponsors of a Senate bill to increase the annual office allowance for lawmakers as well as legislation to increase the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor.
The legislation for the office allowance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono on August 12, 2021, unanimously passed a Resolution commending the recent 10th Circuit Court ruling which protects American Samoa’s cultural priorities and the Fa’aSamoa (Samoan way) — strongly affirming the Fono’s unified commitment to self-determination.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has submitted for Fono confirmation two new members of the ASG Territorial Planning Commission, while he retains the other seven current members.
The newly nominated members introduced last Friday in the Senate with confirmation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dr. Salote Aoelua-Fanene was confirmed by the House of Representatives last week by unanimous vote as Director of Youth and Women’s Affairs. The late confirmation for the DYWA Director was due to her being off island for medical treatment.
When asked by Rep. Lavea...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of violating local drug laws has asked the court to set his matter for trial. Upuese Aleki who had been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a $5,000 surety bond, appeared in court two weeks ago for his pretrial conference.
When his case...
![[l-r] The Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola; Summer Youth Employment Program participant; Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, and the Governor’s Office Chaplain, Patolo Mageo](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_office_6984_n.png?itok=bOtMLLGo "[l-r] The Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola; Summer Youth Employment Program participant; Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, and the Governor’s Office Chaplain, Patolo Mageo posed for a photo last Friday at the Governor’s Office, marking the last day for participants of the summer employment program, in which 20 students worked at various divisions of the Governor’s Office. This photo was posted to the ASG Facebook page. [photo: Gov’s Office]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The second week of August saw approximately 1,500 interns in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) spending the last days within their respective organizations after 7 weeks working in the public and private sectors.
The Office of the Governor was one of those...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tomorrow’s medical charter will operate in the evening hours with the Hawaiian Airlines aircraft on the ground for two-hours only and the same will be true moving forward as the Honolulu-based carrier prepares to resume — as planned at this point — commercial flights...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Without a provision requiring insurance for student and youth athletes participating in sports programs, the Senate last Friday rejected in second reading a House bill that calls for government agencies and private associations that are sponsors of youth athletic...
Two men arrested for PPD are now each facing serious felony charges — Illegal drugs and sexual abuse
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a family quarrel, which evolved into an alleged public peace disturbance (PPD) in Ottoville between a father-in-law and his stepdaughter’s husband last month.
While both are being charged for PPD, separately, each also have serious additional...