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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House hearing scheduled for last Thursday to discuss the issue of the TALOFAPass was postponed until the main witness returns on island.
Last week, Faipule Andra Tereise Samoa informed representatives that the hearing was postponed until Medicaid Director, Sandra...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Iosefa Paito was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last week, after the court decided not to revoke his probation.
Paito, who had been held in custody without bail for 73 days after his arrest, appeared in High Court last week for a Disposition...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Grant funding from the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) will enable the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to make major upgrades in its capacity for instruction in the area of information technology, and will also allow the College to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Figures for salary increases for cabinet members and deputy directors proposed by the Lemanu and Talauega Administration — amount to $2.9 million.
This was revealed in a letter endorsed by Treasurer Malemo Tausaga addressed to the acting chairman of the Budget and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Government leaders are not making any effort to help low income families to survive the next day. All they’re doing is to do everything in their power to benefit them and their family.”
“I voted them in office to lead this country with love and respect but all I’m...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) team of cardiologists were scheduled to arrive on island last night and will be seeking children with heart problems during their one-week visit, with appointments already set by the Health Department.
DoH Rheumatic Heart...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man convicted for violating local drug laws while he’s on probation was given another chance by the court to straighten out his life.
Alapati Pasee, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared in court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A team from the US Coast Guard Maritime Base out of Honolulu, Hawaii are on island to conduct training for the local border security’s consisting of the Department of Public Safety, Customs, Port Administration and Homeland Security.
On Thursday, Lieutenant JG Keil...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has started the “impact assessment survey” targeting eight villages on Tutuila following the third round of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa that was carried out between October and November last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After three weeks of double-digit COVID-19 positive cases from the community spread of the deadly virus, the Health Department is now reporting positive cases at a single digit level, while LBJ Medical Center reports that the number of COVID-19 related deaths remains at...