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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs’ (OIA) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) is proving funding through the Close Up Foundation and the Micronesia Conservation Trust for students from the U.S. territories and freely associated states.
“This funding will...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health is looking at all available options that would allow virus testing in Hawaii for repatriation passengers, who could be quarantined at a location in Honolulu before boarding a charter flight to American Samoa, says DoH Epidemiologist Dr. Aifili...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Sunday’s government coronavirus task force meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga revealed that at least two more repatriation flights to return to American Samoa local residents stranded in Samoa will be needed, but no information as to when such flights will operate....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) is applying for a $100 million loan from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to help fund numerous projects that are going on right now. The loan is a ‘soft loan’ with interest of 1.57%, and there is a $3 million...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) for assistance after his house was burglarized by two men was arrested on the allegation that he assaulted the two men that allegedly burglarized his house, and stole his cell phones and his wallet containing $1,300...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A mother, who dropped off her children at Tafuna Elementary School on Monday morning, at the start of the new school 2020- 2021 took photos of broken chairs at the elementary school. The mother then shared the photos with Tualauta Rep. Larry Sanitoa, who then forwarded...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four gubernatorial teams, three candidates for the Congressional race, and 51 candidates for the local House of Representatives race have been determined by Chief Election Officer, Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei as qualified to seek public office in the Nov. 3, 2020 general...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Quarantine “will be imposed” on coronavirus related workers — including US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel — entering the territory, but a mitigation plan will be developed allowing them to conduct their work on the ground.
This is according to a new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News received several phone calls and emails over the last two week from local pet owners, airing their frustrations about the decision to bring Dr. Kenneth Lameta back to oversee the Veterinary Clinic in Tafuna.
Dr. Lameta, who received his degree from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As Sierra Isaia’s revocation hearing was continued to next month, Chief Justice Michael Kruse said last Friday that the court will not rest until it gets to the bottom of the case and finds out who stopped probation officers from conducting a drug test of the defendant....