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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rep. Larry Sanitoa is expressing concerns over the special provision authorizing guest worker permits, as the Tualauta Faipule says there are a lot of challenges.
The comments were made by Sanitoa in a hearing last week, where the House was considering a bill to amend...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Feb. 06, “Controller Alert” memo to federal agencies, the Acting Controller of the Office of Management and Budget for the Executive Office of the U.S President, announced new matching funds waiver requirements for four insular areas.
The Alert, titled “Waiving...
Washington, DC — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part this week in the annual Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) meeting where needs and priorities of the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father accused of physically abusing his 12-year old special needs daughter was released from jail yesterday after being sentenced to 15 days in jail — however, he had spent over 100 days in jail awaiting his matter in the court.
To protect the identity of the victim...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of Monday, the Department of Human Social Services has issued $5,458,180 to 11,997 school children from 5,406 households for the Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer P-EBT).
This is according to the DHSS Director, Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “One of the big changes for the questionnaire that covers American Samoa is [that] we redesigned the question that asks about the physical location” of local businesses, says Robert Nusz, the Economic Census Assistant Survey Director, Staff Chief with the U.S Census...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Homeland Security will be implementing a Run, Hide, Fight – Active Shooter Protocol training within schools across the territory starting next week.
This was confirmed by DHS Director, Samana Semo Ve’ave’a in response to questions from Samoa News.
“The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite resigning from his post as the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, just nine month into his three year contract, Moefa’auo Bill Emmsley will still get his full salary and benefits stipulated under his contract with LBJ Hospital.
This was confirmed by the hospital...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A House resolution requesting that Congresswomen Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen introduce legislation repealing Public Law 98-213 section 12, which prescribes that any amendment to the revised constitution of American Samoa be made only by an act of congress, was approved...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Cargo airline Asia Pacific Airlines has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) because it was “unable to demonstrate that its pilots were properly trained,” said the US government agency.
Asia Pacific Airlines is an FAA part-121 supplemental all-cargo...