AIGA BUSES
Apia, SAMOA — Concerns about the safety of Samoa's colourful old wooden buses have once again become a talking point in the capital Apia.
A recent crash claimed the life of one passenger and injured many others.
The buses are the nation's oldest mode of public transport, but the latest...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Due to the lack of school bus service for some elementary schools in the Eastern District, the Department of Education is reaching out to local bus owners for help to transport students to and from school everyday, while DOE is still waiting for fifteen new school buses...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Samoa News photo taken around 12:30p.m Monday afternoon this week shows two bus drivers and one of the buses, at the parking lot of the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium, the venue of the COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
The buses with COVID-19 banners on them transport...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commerce Commission, the local government’s regulator for public transportation, will be discussing concerns from the community and bus owners to find a solution to address complaints that aiga buses are not picking up students, especially those from high schools....

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