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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congress has passed historic legislation that for the first time in 33 years, gives American Samoa and the other U.S. territories, a statutory increase in their annual Medicaid block grants and lowered the local match requirement. The legislation now goes to the...
Members of Tafuna High School Class of 2022 with donations
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Tuesday, the Tafuna High School Class of 2022 donated clothes, food and toys to the Alofa Foa'i Fua Charity Project, spearheaded by Aioletuna Sunia and Ti'a Reid, in partnership with 93KHJ and Bluesky Communications. This donation is part of Tafuna High School’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man accused of drug possession told police he bought drugs from “LE FILIFILI” — from a man named CHIKO for $2000 using his savings from his GI bill benefits, because he wanted to start a music career, and starting a drug operation would bring in more money to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea found probable cause to bind over to the High Court, the case against Carlos Tolentino, who appeared yesterday morning for a preliminary examination (PX). Tolentino is charged with one count of unlawful possession methamphetamine; one...
Line of people waiting for vaccinations at the EOB in American Samoa.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Community vaccination sites scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed until Friday, while we await the arrival of more MMR vaccines on Thursday's flight, according to the Dept. of Health. Tafuna & Fagaalu Health Centers will remain open to serve the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The Court will not allow any person to stay in the territory against our Immigration Laws.” These were the words of District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea, when the court rendered its decision this week against a man, an overstayer, convicted of traffic violations. Eneliko...
ASG land being cleared next to the Territorial Correctional Facility
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG land is being cleared next to the Territorial Correctional Facility for the construction of the new home for the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA). The governor told a cabinet meeting recently that the TAOA building in Pago Pago is not safe and is the reason...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Page, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the Administration has no say when it comes to the Legislature and Judicial branches, “…all executive branch employees, we do expect you to donate your $10,” said Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga in a verbal directive made during Monday’s cabinet meeting when he spoke...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Power Authority acting executive director, Wallon Young has disputed  “inaccurate” claims by the US Department of Labor that ASPA altered employees’ time records. Young, responding to Samoa News inquiries, confirmed that ASPA paid out approximately $110,...
DOH director Motusa Tuileama Nua with Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has called for the Heath Department to have DoH medical personnel stationed at schools to administer the required MMR to students — who have not gotten their shots — when schools re-open early next month after being closed due to the measles...

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