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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga is acknowledging that The Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) Board of Directors has voted against removing TBAS CEO David Buehler.  And while Lemanu is now turning his focus to the Office of Financial (OFI) Institutions to fully remedy...
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BREAK-INS AT MAIN US POST OFFICE IN FAGATOGO  The central US Post Office, in downtown Fagatogo is under local police investigation, following two break-ins over the last two weeks. American Samoa's Chief of Police Pouu’amea Tuaolo Sapapo in response to Samoa News questions confirms the break-in...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS-WASC) has granted “Initial Accreditation Status” for Tafuna Elementary School, through June 30, 2026. This decision, made during the Summer 2023 Commission Meeting “is based on all...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and First Lady Ella Mauga hosted a dinner reception to honor Commander William Ashley and the crew aboard the USS Canberra on the evening of July 3, 2023 at the Mauga o Alii in Utulei. The USS Canberra (LCS 30) docked in American Samoa on July...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Energy Department has joined the growing list of federal agencies proposing a “temporary general applicability public interest waiver” of the requirements of the federal Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) for federal financial assistance awarded for...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the recently released US Territories Public Debt Outlook 2023 Update report — on the section pertaining to American Samoa, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga responded to GAO’s findings, which is included in the report. It is the norm for GAO to request responses from governors...
Ualesi Mua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A member of American Samoa Community College’s Class of 2023 who graduated with high honors and was awarded a McDonald’s scholarship, tells Samoa News about the financial struggles faced by international students. Ualesi Mua, 22, a citizen of Samoa who is a legal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency — referred to as ASG Medicaid Office — has been given federal approval that allows continued covering of COVID-19 testing, vaccine and treatment at the Health Department and LBJ Medical Center through 2024. In a brief statement,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the seventh year in a row, the local non profit organization Finafinau and a team of seven attended the annual week long Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress in Sheperdstown, West Virginia, June 24 - 30, 2023.  This year's team consisted of six members...
Dr. Rosevonne Makaiwi Pato and Mr. Sonny Leomiti
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — July 1 of this year marked the beginning of American Samoa Community College (ASCC) President Dr. Rosevonne Makaiwi Pato’s three-year appointment as a Commission member with the Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), the entity which...

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