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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The tobacco excise tax will increase by 3 cents — which will help fund LBJ Medical Center operations — if a Senate bill introduced yesterday is enacted into law. The bill also includes a separate provision, which seeks to reduce to 1% the current 2% wage tax, that is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With an ever increasing case load — both felony and misdemeanor cases — acting Public Defender Michael White plans to petition the governor to increase he number of attorneys with the Public Defender’s Office, which now has only two working attorneys, including White...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — No stone was left unturned during the House of Representatives confirmation hearing of Director of Port Administration, Christopher King Monday morning. The hearing was chaired by Chairman of the House Port Administration Committee, Rep. Tiaali’i Fau Sai.
Several House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House on Tuesday approved in final reading the Lemanu Administration’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal, which totals $465.95 million — a 10% increase from the approved FY 2020 budget of $424.20 million.
The measure was introduced in the Senate yesterday and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate Hospital/Public Health Committee chairman, Sen. Satele Galu Satele says he will wait for at few more days, at least a week, before requesting an update report from the government on the first repatriation flight so that senators would be informed.
The repatriation...
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata released the following statement in honor of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick:
“Congress today honored the life of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. This week, he lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol. We are saddened by his loss, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first repatriated group of American Samoa residents received their first COVID-19 test yesterday after arriving home this past Monday afternoon. This was confirmed by the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Dept. of Heath (DoH) — former Manu’a #1 lawmaker, Vesi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rep. Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen has questioned the reason why the LBJ Hospital is no longer providing vaccinations for COVID-19 to the public. He informed the House of Representatives on Monday that according to reports that reached his office, there is a shortage of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The faipule from Saole District, Titiali’i Kitara Vaiau has strongly criticized a report published by the ‘newspaper’ as the reason for negative comments made by the public on social media against him last week.
In a forceful tone, Titiali’i did not mince words when he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House, Fetu Fetui Jr told his fellow faipule to refrain from asking so many questions of the governor’s appointees appearing in the House Chamber for their confirmation hearings because it affects the outcome of the vote.
He said that discussing other...