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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It’s been two weeks since the Fono went on their mid-term recess, and Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has called back the Fono for a Second Special Session of the Thirty-Eighth Legislature to be convened today, Monday, April 25, 2024.
This past Saturday, Senate President...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 19, 2024, an unknown caller contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) requesting assistance regarding a vehicle that had struck a minor in the village of Pava’ia’i.
The driver of the vehicle was charged with Count 1: Homicide by Vehicle — a class D felony...
VILLAGE BEAUTIFICATION COMPETITION
ASG is sponsoring a Village Beatification Competition with a first prize of $10,000. Criteria for judging includes village sign installation, cleanliness, ecofriendly decorations and displays should show patriotism. Judging period is April 8-12, 2024
A reader...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Not many dogs go through life without an injury. The world is full of things that can harm your dog, on purpose or by accident. Practice prevention and preparation.
Any injury should be assessed by a veterinarian as soon as possible but all injuries need First Aid. ...
ASCC holds Grand Opening of food court style cafeteria and breaks ground on art & community building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Friday, March 15, the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) reached another milestone with the grand opening of its new Cafeteria Building, which was preceded by the groundbreaking ceremony for the adjacent Smart Art, Community & Higher Education Building (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) coverage area is much different than other VA locations since Veterans cannot simply drive from American Samoa to get to an appointment on Oahu. But the VA Beneficiary Travel department works hard to help Veterans with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local students ranging from kindergarten to high school got together at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center on Tuesday March 19, to celebrate Conservation Arts Day by highlighting through art, the importance of conserving and protecting endangered marine species.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the American Samoa Medicaid State Agency (ASMSA) has suspended all its services, as of Mar. 1, 2024, due to depletion of the local match, it now looks like the government is not even paying Medicaid bills that should be paid with local match funds that have already...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The effects of climate change — along with seismic activity that is prompting the islands making up American Samoa to sink — are part of a one-two punch raising questions about the sustainability of human life on narrow islands in the South Pacific made up largely of flat...
Washington, D.C. — American Samoa is receiving notification of $3.8 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal agency within HHS. The same amount was just announced on February 28, covering a...