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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The role of the youth and women in American Samoa was among the highlights at last Saturday’s official kick-off for the gubernatorial team of “Nua and Satele 2020” under the theme, “A New Vision, A New Direction” for all people, when the children of the candidates as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualauta Representative Larry Sanitoa believes about $7 million from CARES Act grants to American Samoa has been used for several ASG projects that are not eligible for CARES Act funding.
Sanitoa raised this issue when members of the ASG Coronavirus Task Force appeared...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a statement last week, the American Samoa Power Authority advised all customers utilizing the green-trash Bins around the island to “help us keep them secure and clean” and suggested these customers work together with ASPA to keep the island clean.
Important issues to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was apprehended by police after he allegedly tried to damage the door of a vehicle parked on the side of the road last week.
Kenneth Apisaloma made his initial appearance in court this week. He’s charged with 3rd degree property damage; attempted stealing and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a truck in which investigators allegedly found two medium sized baggies containing white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Tavita Isaia made his initial appearance in District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man was picked up with an arrest warrant on the allegation that he unlawfully entered the home of a family and stole several items including power tools, clothes and other personal belongings.
The government has filed two separate criminal cases against...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ Meeting, which is generally held around this time of the year in San Francisco, California at the US EPA Region 9 headquarter has now gone virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Samoa Environmental Protection...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa’s population growing and people living longer, the need has grown for more individuals who are properly trained as caregivers for the elderly and the disabled. This need led to a recent collaboration between the Nursing Department and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The continued drop in the price of fuel globally has not only decreased the electric rate for the American Samoa Power Authority, but also the price for gasoline and diesel fuel at the local gas stations.
The American Samoa Consumer Price Index for 2nd Quarter of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is requesting that ASG semi-autonomous agencies complete all required financial audits, even if it’s a performance audit for the last fiscal year, using current government auditors before the administration leaves office.
The governor’s request...