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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mark your calendars and save the date for the next Townhall meeting at the ASG office in Hawaii. It is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 5:30pm at the Kanana Fou Hall.
Whether you have questions about ongoing projects, suggestions for our initiatives or just want...
Pago pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) this week announced proposals are now being accepted for the Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) grant program for fiscal year 2024. The total funding available to the territories is $15.25 million....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The World Veterinary Association and Health For Animals launched World Animal Vaccination Day in 2016 to educate people on being responsible for their animals, whether they are companion animals or livestock. It is observed by the veterinary profession to emphasize that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Tropical Medical Center (LBJTMC) intends continued collaboration with the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to bolster the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program, a vital initiative empowering aspiring healthcare professionals in American Samoa.
The CNA...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new vessel that will aid in protecting and maintaining American Samoa’s coastal areas was dedicated by the local Dept. of Homeland Security this past Monday, April 15.
Director Samana Ve’ave’a provided details regarding the vessel, which was made possible through two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 28, 2024, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that she was allegedly assaulted by another female individual.
Sarah Falealo was later apprehended and charged with the following.
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance — a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 31, 2024, at about 12:35 pm, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) requesting assistance regarding her cousin, Va’afatu Tunoa who was allegedly threatening to hurt her if she did not leave their residence in Pavaiai.
Tunoa was charged with the...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced $3,764,070 in fiscal year 2024 Technical Assistance Program funding will be awarded to various programs for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Office of Samoan Affairs conducted a customary 'Ava ceremony on Tuesday, April 16, officially kicking off the 124th Flag Day celebration for American Samoa at the Su’igaula o le Atuvasa in Utelei.
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga, expressed heartfelt thanks to special guests...
WASHINGTON — The federal government has poured cold water on Guam and American Samoa’s hopes of gaining membership in the Pacific Islands Forum, stating that U.S. territories are constitutionally restricted from representing themselves in foreign policy-making bodies.
“Because the United States is...