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Senate

Senator Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga has signed into law Senate Bill 38-24, which is “an act amending the selection process of Senators to establish a deadline by which each respective county must determine their candidate no later than the first Tuesday of December on each...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was business as usual in the Senate Chamber Tuesday morning, the first working day of the Third Regular Session of the 38th Legislature and many issues and concerns were brought to the fore by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean who said had been raised by members...
Senators in session
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate, during its session last Friday, rejected in second-reading a House bill, which sought to amend local law, allowing both the Senate and House to confirm members of the American Samoa Medical Center Authority of board of directors. Under current law, only the...
Senators in session
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Senate bill that “serves to define and outline the parameters of military leave” for all government and private sector employers and their employees in American Samoa, was introduced last week Thursday. Also last Thursday, the Senate approved, in third and final...
New fono building under construction in Jan. 2023
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A credit union is reported in the works for this year in American Samoa while the government owned Territorial Bank of Samoa (TBAS) is reported to have written off $18 million worth of loans that were executed off island. These are some of the issues revealed yesterday...
Senator Satele Aliitasi Lili’o
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The survey of the Nu’u Fou land consisting of over 400 acres was conducted by the manager of the Survey Division of Public Works Mapusone Laulu. This was confirmed during the Senate Public Works Committee hearing on Monday by Amosa Sione, who is currently overseeing the...
Senators in chamber
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Prior to the official closing of the 3rd Regulation Session last Friday, the Senate confirmed the governor’s nomination of Vaiausia E. Yandall to the Development Bank of American Samoa board of directors, while a Senate bill calling a special election for a “legislative...
Model of the Fono building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, the Senate rejected the House amendments and as of yesterday, no word on whether there will be a conference committee on the proposed constitutional amendment that would extend the Fono session. Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean had asked that the House to...
Temperature taking at Senate chamber
Everyone who enters the Senate chamber is scanned to check their temperature, as seen in this photo Thursday outside the door into the Upper Chamber. The new policy went into effect this past Monday when the Fono reconvened for the 3rd regular session. Senators once inside are also protected by...
Senate chamber
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate on Monday this week gave final approval to its version of an Administration bill, which seeks to establish a Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa to provide authoritative guidelines on Samoan language in education, government, and in economic and...

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