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Governor Oh Young Hoon and Gov. Lemanu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday, September 26th, an American Samoa delegation led by Gov. Leman P.S. Mauga arrived in Incheon, Seoul, South Korea during a fact-finding mission that included a trip to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.  This small island government of South Korea is a...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a response from the Biden Administration stating that the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) will not be expanded. In a response letter to the Congresswoman’s earlier inquiry, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (...
 Dr. Ken Hon (left) and Dr. Natalia Deligne
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) has lowered the volcano alert level for the Ta’u island volcano as tremors continue to decrease. The federal government agency says that over the past few weeks, the earthquake activity level for Taʻu Island has dramatically decreased and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In separate letters, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and ASG’s Marine and Wildlife Resources director, Taotasi Archie director, voiced concerns over the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule that would “modify” existing limits on fishing by U.S. purse...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Oceania University of Medicine (OUM) is reviving its scholarship program in the territory that was halted in 2019. This was part of the mandate for meetings between OUM Dean for Samoa and Asia Pacific, Toleafoa Dr. Viali Lameko and ASG officials when he was in the...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of physically abusing a young child was released from custody yesterday morning after the Court decided that the 12 months he served during his pretrial detention while awaiting the outcome of his case is enough detention in this matter. There is a...
Lt. Governor Talauega E.V. Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Lemanu and Talauega Administration signed into law the Earned Income Tax Credit bill affording a financial boon for individuals eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit as well as their families and the businesses where the extra income will be spent. The signing...
Maria Lutz
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In her keynote address on the last day of the three-day Amerika Samoa 1st Annual Disaster Resilience Summit last week Thursday, Maria Lutz — the Regional Disaster Officer for the Pacific Islands, American Red Cross — shared the message of “community inclusion” and...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man out on bond in relation to a drug case is now back in police custody for separate drug charges. Taavili Samuelu made his initial appearance in District Court last month and is facing one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) and one count of...
Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The alarming rate of the spread of cancer and other prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has prompted the Senate President to call for more awareness. Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean introduced a resolution on Friday to highlight the alarming rate of cancer...

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