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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bill was introduced in first reading in the House of Representatives yesterday July 11, 2023 that calls for the creation of new provisions for the Director of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate their own employees as Homeland Security Police...
Samana Semo Ve’ave’a
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Alleged unpaid overtime incurred during the pandemic by former employees of the Department of Homeland Security comes as a shock to the director, Samana Semo Ve’ave’a. “I am not aware that they were not paid overtime,” said the director in response to Samoa News...
Samoa Airways plane on Tutuila
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG will charter a flight to Manu’a on Saturday, August 13, 2022 to Fitiuta (Ta’u) Manu’a and then ‘Ofu to conduct assessments, outreach and support NOAA/USGS with the set up seismic equipment. ASG is extending the courtesy to allow residents from Manu’a to utilize this...
USGS graphic of underwater volcano near Ta'u American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A team of specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are heading to American Samoa with instruments to analyze the strength of the underwater volcano activities affecting Manu’a. This followed a statement issued Tuesday evening by the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Sate Department’s “2022 Trafficking in Persons Report” covering countries around the globe, including the United States has again reiterated that human-trafficking occurs in the U.S. insular areas, including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has removed restrictive drawdown status from the local Department of Homeland Security (ASDHS), as of July 7 the agency is placed on a probationary period of twelve months. FEMA Region IX acting director for Grants...
Tsunami warning siren
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Homeland Security – TEMCO issued at bulletin yesterday advising that ASDHS will be conducting a siren test for all radio activated sirens on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 12 noon. Please do not be alarmed. O se fa’aaliga taua fa’apitoa lenei...
Crews work on siren system
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Crews from ASPA and local Homeland Security Department/ TEMCO last Friday checking out the outdoor siren warning system sites. In an advisory last week Wednesday, ASDHS and ASPA announced multiple siren tests at different sites on Tutuila from Thursday, Jan. 20 to Sunday...
Mt. Alava Elementary school students
This group photo posted to the local Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) Facebook page, shows students and teachers of Mt. Alava Elementary School, along with officials of ASDHS, who conducted an outreach program at the school late last week for the National Preparedness Month of September. [photo...
Homeland Security staff at a wave
 This group photo posted to the local Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) Facebook page, shows participants at the Wednesday “wave” on the main road at Tafuna, to close out American Samoa’s “Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness Week”, which started on Sept. 23rd and ended on Sept. 29th. [photo:...

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