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Honolulu, HAWAII — The U.S. Army is preparing to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all personnel as early as September should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration grant full approval by then.
The Army Times obtained portions of an order sent by Department of the Army Headquarters to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga shared with the investigative-arm of the US Congress many of the challenges faced by the local government, while continuing to look at available opportunities for growth and development.
The governor also informed the US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga is commending the public for their continued patience and support as the ASG workforce endured the recent rollback phase of the Cost Saving Measures of Personnel Actions.
In a press release issued yesterday, he addressed issues around the ASG...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 2,000 registered voters have been purged by the Election Office from the voter’s registration roll, says Chief Election Officer, Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei, who is urging college bound students to register to vote before traveling off island.
And as of June 29th,...
Washington, D.C — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes a recent action by the House Appropriations Committee to increase funding for ASG Operations by $2.5 million at Amata’s request. This recommended increase would bring total grants for ASG Operations to $27,120,000 and builds on Amata’s past...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man who was in charge of the nine-member National Park Service (NPS) Search and Rescue team that saved the life of a Fagasa man lost on the top of Mt. Alava last Thursday night spoke to Samoa News about their mission that night — describing it as “dangerous and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a July 1 executive order, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga transferred the Equal Employment Opportunity Division of the Department of Human Resources to the Governor’s Office.
According to the order, the transfer of the Equal Employment Opportunity...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who failed to comply with conditions of his 5-year probation has been given another chance. Probationer Eveni Lotu was arrested two months ago after he tested positive for marijuana.
Lotu appeared in court last month for a preliminary hearing, where he admitted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While American Samoa’s vaccination numbers are still not at the level that health authorities say would adequately protect the territory if COVID-19 were to make its way here, the American Samoa Government (ASG) is looking at other ideas to encourage people to get...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Continued reliance on a single industry and significant pension liabilities remain fiscal risks in American Samoa,” so declared the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its US Territories Public Debt Outlook — 2021 Update, released yesterday to the US Congress...