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Ta'u, MANU'A ISLANDS — Manu’a Flag Day Farm Fair underway at the Manu’a High School gym is one of the events for Manu’a Cession Day, commemorating the ceding of the island group to the United States after the last King of Manu’a, Tuimanu’a Elisara signed the Deed of Cession of Manu’a in 1904.
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Washington, D.C. — Legislation directing Medicaid funding to American Samoa for the next eight years was introduced this week. Congresswoman Amata is an original cosponsor of this key bill, which locks in the nation’s best non-emergency federal matching rate, known as FMAP, at 83 percent for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old from Malaeimi with a long history before the court was sentenced to a term of probation of 5 years, after he was convicted for the crime of 2nd degree assault.
Reupena Ta’ala, who has been in custody since he was arrested last year, unable to post bond,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa “has and will receive over $1.4 billion in allocated relief and stimulus funding to help keep our people safe from the negative effects of the coronavirus,” said Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga in ASG’s COVID & American Rescue Plan Act Funds...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean has questioned how the Lemanu & Talauega Administration will fund the new government minimum wage increases and other pay hikes and voiced concerns on effect the impact of the new ASG minimum wage will have on the private sector...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 38-year-old married man is now in custody after being arrested by police last month on the allegation that he had a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old niece for a period of over 4 months.
Moreover, the victim’s stepmother told investigators that the victim’s aunt...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued yesterday, the Coronavirus Task Force updated the public on the status of vaccinations in the territory as well as announcing the final repat flight slated for July 29.
VACCINATION UPDATE
As of July 12, 56% of the territory have received at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 24-year-old man from Samoa, who was convicted for violating the drug laws of the territory, was ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its border, as a condition of his 5-year probation sentence.
Arona Seumanuali’i, who has been in custody since his...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In addition to the proposed final fiscal year 2022 budget, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has submitted to the Fono — as of Monday this week — six other pieces of proposed legislation for review and consideration by lawmakers during the Second Regular Session...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu & Talauega Administration’s proposed final budget for fiscal year 2022 — which begins Oct. 1st this year — is more than $552 million, an increase of 19% from the current FY 2021 approved budget.
The ASG budget was transmitted to the Fono yesterday morning...