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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was re-confirmed during a Senate Education Committee hearing yesterday that the new school year 2021-2022 for the public education system has been pushed to next month with classrooms opening on Tuesday, Sept. 7th — the day after the Labor Day holiday.
Acting Gov....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Tafuna is now in custody after he was arrested last month during a traffic stop. To’o Lavea was taken into custody and held for 48 hours after police allegedly discovered a quantity of illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia cash inside the vehicle.
The police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For American Samoa to qualify for the 17% local match instead of the current 30% local match for Medicaid funding, ASG Medicaid Office director Sandra King-Young told the Fono Joint Budget Committee last week that the local Medicaid program must transition into “...