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Senator Magalei Logovii
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest member of the American Samoa Economic Development Authority approved for membership, is Director of Port Administration, Falenaoti Loi-On Fruean. The recent Senate vote was unanimous. The vote follows a brief hearing where Senator Soliai Tuipine said that Mrs...
Senator Satele Aliitai Lilio
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate unanimously approved the government 30-year land lease for Nighthawk formerly dba Vanna Grill. According to the lease, ASG agreed to extend the lease beyond 9 years for a period of 30-years from Mar. 01, 2015 to Feb. 28, 2045. During the hearing this past week...
EO, Chae-Ung Um
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a brief statement issued yesterday morning from the headquarters in Reston, Virginia, StarKist Co., confirmed that its president and chief executive officer, Chae-Ung Um will visit American Samoa tomorrow, Thursday, Mar. 30. Um, on his first visit to the territory as...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes grant notice
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant notice this week of $130,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC). This discretionary EMSC Partnership Grant is a continuing competitive grant covering...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To date, no arrests have been made after drug paraphernalia was found in a KVZK- TV vehicle last week. Director for the Office of Public Information, Aaron Hall said police confirmed that the Vice and Narcotics Division of the Department of Public Safety is investigating...
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(This is a corrected article to reflect comments in the original version of this article were inadvertently attributed to Rep. Titialii Kitara Vaiau rather than Rep. Tiaoalii Fau Sai.  We have amended the article to reflect the proper attribution. We apologize to Rep Sai and to our readers for this...
ASG Tax Office
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The third batch of tax refund checks for 2022 tax filers — totaling more than $3.2 million will be released today — Tuesday, Mar. 28, said Treasurer Malemo Tausaga in a brief statement yesterday afternoon. According to the statement, a total of 1,022 taxpayers who filed...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Letitia Mautumua Peau-Folau has been appointed as Acting Director for the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office (ASHPO). Staff told Samoa News their director Tuimalo Elvis Zodiacal, who was charged with DUI recently, had his employment terminated. To date there has...
Deputy AG Roy Hall and others
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has tabled an administration bill proposed to amend the forfeiture law, expanding seizure authority to include proceeds from illicit drug transactions. During a Senate hearing earlier, Deputy Attorney General Roy Hall explained that if drugs are found in a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An interim report released last week by the U.S Federal Communications Commission, analyzing how the Connected Care Pilot Program and the COVID-19 Telehealth Program impacted health care providers' use of telehealth services re-confirms the award and use of more than $...

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