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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Imports from Samoa, especially for personal use, should be OK as long as such imports follow local and federal laws. Imports promote the interest of American Samoa such as food security, and imports do not hurt local businesses.”
This is according to Attorney General,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eddieboy Va’avale 29 and Dora Sua 40 have both been charged after a traffic stop where illegal drugs were found.
Va’avale is held on bail of $3,000 while Sua’s bail is set at $5,000. They made their initial appearances in the District Court last week Friday.
According to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission has confirmed the processing of CARES Act round two funding for American Samoa could be distributed in late April or early May, 2023.
This was confirmed in a letter by Executive Director Barry Thom addressed to the...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor upon introduction of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1273) with sponsor Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), and cosponsors Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health will take over from the LBJ hospital moving forward with the implementation the new 40-bed hospital, which came as a surprise to the Director of Health.
The move was confirmed by Vice Chair of the LBJ Board, Dr Jean Anderson during a meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Statistics on Law and Order containing data on crime, traffic accidents, firearm registration, correctional facility, population, fire, and court activities in fiscal year 2020 are reported by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and included in the 2020 American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga says that lessons and insights of the COVID-19 global pandemic provided American Samoa with new challenges to address and overcome.
The governor’s statement is included in the 2022 COVID-19 Task Force Operation financial report, which summarized...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC) is raising awareness for Colorectal Cancer, given that March is awareness month, by wearing blue this coming Friday, March 3.
The call by the ASCCC is outlined in a statement posted on their social media platform.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two high schools have “passed and performed exceptionally well” their joint program accreditation for JROTC.
In a statement released by the JROTC, says Faga'itua High School (FHS) and Leone High School (LHS) are accredited for the next three years.
“FHS scored, 95.18...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa having its own National Guard; US nationals wanting to vote locally from overseas; and meetings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation were highlighted in a comprehensive report shared by the governor with his cabinet after his month-long trip...