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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tafuna High School history teacher, Christian Sa’alea has been named the 2020 US Territories History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American history...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the ASG Treasury is delaying the third release of the Economic Impact Payments (EIP), or stimulus checks for qualified local residents “due to some unforeseen circumstances,” the department is releasing tomorrow more than $590,000 in tax refund checks for Batch #13...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the new traffic policy for the Laufou-CBT area went into effect last Friday morning, there was no advance notice as motorist as well as employees of tenants at Laufou were caught by surprise as well as customers heading for the businesses.
During a cabinet meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the public school facilities inspected so far by Health Department, fourteen of them need assistance in various areas such as upgrades or repairs while Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has instructed ASG agencies that the government’s Adopt-A-School program goes into effect...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The preliminary examination (PX) for a 20-year-old man from Samoa charged for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl is now bound over to High Court after District Court Pro Tem, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde was satisfied that the evidence presented by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata held a town hall meeting at Aumoeualogo Guest House in Aoa village to discuss issues, economic efforts, recent legislation, events in Washington, and federal services for constituents.
“Thank you to Aoa village,” said Aumua Amata. “I had...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the Nov. 3, 2020 general election just three months away, chief election officer Dr. Lealofi Uiagalelei on Monday issued a reminder of ongoing activities by the Election Office, and one of them is encouraging local qualified residents who have not registered to vote...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualauta Representative, Larry Sanitoa has requested a hearing with officials from the American Samoa Government (ASG), especially the Public Works Director, Faleosina Voigt to explain to members of the House of Representatives the reason behind the decision by Governor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Sunday’s cabinet meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said the repatriation flights to bring back home local residents stranded in Samoa will run for this one last week and starting Aug. 1, for a period of two weeks, the flights will bring in specialized workers needed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 54-year-old Tongan national accused of assaulting his own brother with a machete four years ago is now in custody after he was arrested last week.
Timote Afemui was arrested when he went to the District Court to pick up an immigration clearance, and the clerk...