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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The almost completed road project at Mesepa — funded with local money under the Small Village Fund, which is included under the Governor’s Special Program, is designed to solve the water run off problem in the area.
“This road is literally not possible to drive through...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Feleti Barstow Public Library (FBPL) is “closed until further notice due to unforeseen building maintenance issues,” Territorial Librarian Justin H. Maga said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
“We hope to have this issue resolved soon. We apologize for any...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a memo issued Tuesday this week, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga told cabinet members that overtime is suspended unless there are emergencies requiring overtime, and overtime is allowed only if it’s pre-approved.
Under the administration’s long-standing policy, all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested last month after he allegedly stabbed another man with a kitchen knife during a drinking session at Utulei Beach.
Several police officers responded to a call from Utulei Beach regarding an alleged incident where a man was injured after he was stabbed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The container vessel, Fesco Askold, with three of its 17 crew members who tested positive for COVID-19, sailed out of the Pago Pago Harbor around 10:30a.m yesterday, enroute back to the US with cargo loaded from American Samoa.
The vessel, which arrived from Samoa on Nov...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A transition plan is in place for governor-elect, Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga and lieutenant governor-elect, Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale, as the future administration plans to meet in the coming days with Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga.
The stated mission for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senator Tuaolo Vaivao Manaia Fruean will return as senator for the Ma’oputasi District when the new Legislature is sworn in next year, after the Pago Pago village council of chiefs unanimously selected him during a village meeting held at Mauga’s guesthouse last Saturday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of violating local drug laws was arrested and made his initial appearance in court two weeks ago.
THE CASE
On Nov. 3, 2020 around 2p.m, DPS Vice and Narcotics unit received information from the TPS regarding a glass pipe containing white crystalline...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata on Tuesday welcomed a 2020 National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) grant that is directed to shoreline erosion improvement at Lions Park, Tutuila. The grant is for project final design and permitting in the effort to create a living shoreline along Lions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa State Education Agency (SEA), which is the ASG Education Department (ASDOE), has requested a federal agency for a “waiver to restore” more than $600,000 originally committed to American Samoa for fiscal year 2017.
The Nov. 10th “Letter of Waiver...