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 Carmen G. Cantor
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) welcomed 31 new participants — including 4 from American Samoa — to the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) for the Pacific and Caribbean insular areas this week. The 2023 Cohort is comprised of mid-level...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After more than a decade of attempts, ASG now has access to $23 million in additional funding for the Tualauta drainage project. This was confirmed by ASG in their newsletter released on Monday. “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved...
Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of Dec. 01 this year, the Lemanu-Talauega Administration ended COVID-19 Emergency Declaration restrictions, but says that residents and visitors in American Samoa should comply with the health advisories issued by the ASG Health Department. “The Covid-19 Task Force...
Tonga volcano damage on Nuku'alofa
Sydney, AUSTRALIA  — In 1989, distinguished Australian geographer Gerard Ward wrote that the Pacific was emptying out. As people on smaller islands left to seek opportunity elsewhere, the region risked becoming Earth’s empty quarter. He wrote: Perhaps 100 years hence, almost all of the descendants...
Scene at Carl's Jr. on Nov. 26, 2022
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Carl’s Jr. restaurant was reopened after it was shutdown for “maintenance and clean up work” when employees were possibly affected by unidentified fumes and were taken to the hospital on Saturday Nov. 26.  The shutdown was to “ keep in line with [Department of Health’s...
Moefaauo Bll Emmsley
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hiring nurses from Fiji and the Philippines, instead of neighboring Samoa has raised a lot of eyebrows. During a press conference at the ceremony to welcome nurses from Fiji, LBJ Hospital CEO, Moefaauo Bll Emmsley explained that a review of the curriculum used at the...
DOE'S Disney castle Christmas decoration
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Education director, Talauega Dr Samasoni Asaeli has remained mum on questions regarding their eye catching Disney theme castle in front of the DOE main office in Utulei. Members of the public have taken their concerns to social media and contacted Samoa...
USGS graphic of earthquake reach
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A tsunami watch was cancelled for the Samoa islands’ low-lying coastal areas after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck.  The US Geological Survey reports the shake happened south-east of the Samoas at a depth of 36km about 8.30am Monday in Samoa and 7:30am Sunday in...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — .A tsunami advisory is now in effect for American Samoa, according to the National Weather Service, Pago Pago after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 occurred about 127 miles south of Upolu island today. A tsunami was generated by this earthquake and...
Gov and first lady with South Korea business delegates
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 15-member delegation from South Korea was in the territory this past week as part of an ‘invest in American Samoa’ mission. They departed Thursday night. The delegation’s first site visit was in Manu’a, the day after they arrived in the territory. Upon their return...

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