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Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and others
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG has received a $3.8 million federal funding notification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal agency within HHS. This discretionary health services grant, specifically $3,781,921,...
calendar showing Feb. 29
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number 2024 divided by 4 equals 506, exactly – with no remainder, which makes the year 2024, like the upcoming years 2028 and beyond, a leap year. We get an “extra” day today, February 29. This pattern will repeat until 2100, when the cycle breaks. Though 2100 is...
Senate tour of new fono building under construction
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday's Senate on-site visit comprised a tour of the new Fono building still under construction, as well as an explanation by Contractor Papali’i of the various features that will be a part of the new building. The DPW director was also on hand to answer any of the...
Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The actions of Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga during a presentation of monetary gifts or "lafo" from the contractor for the new Fono building, Papali'i Lauli'i Alofa, to Senate members last Thursday, was the cause of strong words from Senator Soliai T. Fuimaono, which...
Some of the 2009 tsunami damage in Leone village
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In 2009, the serene beauty of the Samoan islands was violently disrupted by two magnitude-8 earthquakes, unleashing a devastating tsunami that claimed nearly 200 lives and inflicted extensive economic damage. Beyond the immediate tragedy, these seismic events triggered a...
American Samoa District Court
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 1, 2024, a police officer patrolling in Nu'uuli observed a male individual, later identified as Alapati Lopao’o, chasing down another male individual, identified as Gaupule Full, who had allegedly stolen money from Lopao’o’s car, according to the affidavit....
TCF GATE
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 1, 2024 at about 6:30 am, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) to report that her brother was disturbing the peace and frightening her children at her family home in the village of Leone. Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a...
Pacific Islands forum logo
  Washington, D.C. — The US government is conducting a policy review to determine whether it would endorse the US Pacific territories' bids to gain membership seats in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). The Office of the Spokesperson for the Department of State noted that under the US Constitution...
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There was heated discussion among Senate members yesterday before their regular session, as they debated what course of action to take regarding Senate Resolution 38-35, which they passed in third reading earlier this month and has been transmitted to the office of the...
Christopher Ferreira with LBJ staff
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — University is currently developing a 28-month master’s level PA (Physician Assistant/ Physician Associate) Program in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a mutual relationship between Assumption University and American Samoa is an important aspect of the program. The faculty...

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