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Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted a proposed increase in highway funding for American Samoa that would implement a yearly boost in federal road-related funding of more than $6.8 million, taking it from the current $4.2 million to over $11 million. This would...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga delivered special remarks Wednesday at the Tafuna High School graduation held at the Tafuna High School gymnasium.
"Graduates, today is the beginning of a new chapter in your lives. Today is a reminder of where your next journey will lead you...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than $500 has been identified as “unreasonable costs” and is among the findings by the Territorial Audit Office’s Limited Scope Review of the Dial-A-Ride Grant Program, administered and overseen by the Public Works Department (DPW) transit division.
According to a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two brothers from Pago Pago convicted of violating local drug laws were each sentenced to 5 years probation and $2,000 fines. The brothers, Wayne Jack Banse and his younger brother, Johnny Banse, who was released from custody last month after the court accepted their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s COVID-19 Task Force is making plans to ensure that American Samoa is fully prepared as the territory prepares to open its borders and in the meantime, the Task Force is taking another look at how they handle requests for service animals to be included on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case of one of the four defendants in the copper wire theft ring is now continued again — this time to June 17, 2021 after the High Court granted the defense attorney’s request for more time so that the defendant and her family can resolve the issue of her illegal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local resident, who is a US National and identified in a federal court document as “Jane Doe”, filed in April this year, a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief for violations of the Americans With Disability Act (ADA) against American Samoa Government...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Signs posted at the hospital show directions to the LBJ Medical Center COVID-19 Vaccination location where the residents can now get their COVID doses.
In an advisory this week, Heath Department announced the walk-in clincs for COVID-19 vaccination and the LBJ clinic are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An “unannounced cash count” of the Sports Complex Management Office (SCMO) by the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) identified weakness that the auditors say are “a sign of high risk in cash collection procedures and it can lead to potential fraud, abuse and mismanagement...