Local News
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a July 29th decision the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) granted a cabotage waiver requested by Polynesian Limited d/b/a Samoa Airways to continue operating flights between Tutuila and the Manu’a island group from Aug. 1, 2021 to Jan. 27, 2022.
The Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — When the U.S. House of Representatives passed a “minibus” appropriations bill on July 29, 2021, the legislation took funding approved to various federal government agencies, including The Department of Interior one step closer to reality.
Of particular importance to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Without solid financial information on how much money will be spent on the government’s salary increases — that were effective July 1st and implemented by the Lemanu Administration — the Senate is seeking a complete financial report on this issue, with many lawmakers, in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House Judiciary Committee has tabled the Administration bill that prohibits a member of the Immigration Board from acting as a sponsor of a foreigner and clarifies the terms of board members.
The decision was made by the committee right after a hearing with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (ASCADSV) has marked another successful milestone of its local community’s empowerment initiative after the completion of a six weeks Sewing and Wood-carving Skills Training on July 23, 2021. The awards...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a brief statement yesterday, the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority explained the partial disruption to its’ LTE mobile service on Aug. 3rd, and that it has been mostly restored.
ASTCA said the partial service disruption affected mobile customers for calls...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man appeared in court last week for violating a court order after he failed to pay child support last year. He was given one week to think about what to do before the court delivers its decision.
According to court records, the defendant was behind on payments by over...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commerce Dept. (DOC) is partnering with online learning platform Coursera in launching its first-ever ASG CARES Act Workforce Development IT Program to aid and support professional development in American Samoa.
In a press release issued this week under the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Department of Homeland Security’s (ASDHS) efforts, through its Office of Territorial and International Criminal Intelligence and Drug Enforcement (OTICIDE), to halt the influx of illegal drugs into the territory is hindered by the fact that it does not have...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s new rules — effective for only 120-days — allowing service animals to enter the territory is “a sham to make the case appear moot,” according to the latest filing by a local resident, who has a lawsuit pending in the US District Court, Central District...