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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday Acting Director of Public Works Faleosina Voigt was approved by the House of Representatives by unanimous vote, the same chamber that rejected her on Thursday last week by a vote of 9-7. Voigt has been Director of Public Works for the 8 years of the Lolo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA-funded researchers, and partners have identified a new record size coral colony at Ta’u Island in American Samoa, even larger than the island’s Big Momma colony, one of the largest in the world.
The colony was measured and described during a monitoring survey...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Alailima Utu is now the new Attorney General for American Samoa after he was unanimously confirmed by the Fono last week. House of Representatives confirmed Fainu’ulelei by vote of 18-0 and he was endorsed by the Senate last Thursday in a unanimous...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a news release last Friday afternoon, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga, gave his support for the extended 12-days quarantine — from the original 10-day quarantine period — at the White Sands Hotel in Honolulu for the now 161 passengers on the first...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Aua Representative Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen who once again is calling himself a “big man” has criticized the media for not reporting what he actually said in the House Chamber two weeks ago when he brought up the issue about lawmakers needing to receive their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The parent company of Bluesky Communications — AST Telecom LLC— has named Mr. Justin Tuiasosopo as its Chief Executive Officer effective 15th January 2021.
In congratulating Mr. Tuiasosopo on behalf of the Board, the Chairman, Mr. Ivan Fong added: “Justin has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who was picked up by police, pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court, on the allegation that he unlawfully entered the home of another family and stole several items including power tools and two laptops, is now being charged with unlawful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last Thursday’s session, a Senate bill, sponsored by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, seeks to reinstate the mandated monthly allowance upon leaving appointed or elected office for former governors and their spouses.
Local law states that a former governor, for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was during a discussion in the House of Representatives this week about removing the provision for a reconsideration vote from House Rules that Speaker of the House, Savali Talavou Ale advised members of the House Rules Committee, which Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui Jr....
Suva, FIJI — The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum has welcomed the re-entry of the United States to the Paris climate agreement.
Within hours of taking the oath as the 46th US President, Joe Biden issued an executive order for the US to return to the Paris Agreement.
Forum Chair Kausea Natano,...