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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa joins the rest of the nation in observing Monday, Feb. 19 as President’s Day, and all ASG and federal offices are closed that day.
In addition to ASG taking Monday off several other businesses will be closed including the Territorial Bank of American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ms. Annie Panama, Program Director of Counseling Services for the Division of Student Services at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) received the ESGR Patriot Award during a ceremony held at that the Army Reserve Center in early February.
The Patriot Award...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate Bill 38-29 which “amends the government deposit requirements to meet the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regulatory rules for deposit of all government funds and provides for penalties for those who violate this law,” was discussed at length in a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata met Tuesday with the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, who is responsible for all Coast Guard operations including 42,000 active-duty, 7,000 reserve, and 8,700 civilian personnel supported by 21,000 Coast Guard...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Upon invitation from Dr. Upolu Luma Vaai, Principal of the Pacific Theological College, Lt. Governor Talauega and his delegation attended Ash Wednesday service held at the Island Missionaries Memorial Chapel. Leading the service was Professor Reverend Stephen Burns from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Governor Talauega E.V. Ale and a local delegation are in Suva, Fiji for strategic meetings with the Pacific Community (SPC) to forge stronger ties with the regional organization and to advocate for American Samoa’s inclusion in these important Pacific conversations....
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ILOILOINA E LE FAAMASINOGA APILI MATAUPU TAU I ‘ABSENTEE VOTING’
O le aso ananafi na iloiloina ai e le Faamasinoga Apili (9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals) i le laumua i Uasigitone, ia se tagi sa faauluina e ni sitiseni o Amerika na aumau i Hawaii, ae ua faamautu nei i Puerto Rico ma Virgin...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index for the month of January 2024 has experienced a slight increase of 1.8% over December 2023 with a hike in prices for six food commodities, according to the Basic Food Index (BFI), released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics &...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 6, 2023, at about 9:00pm, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a distraught father seeking assistance regarding a fight that broke out at his home in Seetaga between his two sons — Apelu Vilisinimisa and Pati Taaloga.
Both were charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Public and private high schools came together this past Friday during the annual Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition at DYWA gymnasium in Tafuna on February 9, 2024. The event served as a platform for students to demonstrate their healthcare...